Love That Dog

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The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. 

Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack’s point of view, and with classic poetry included in the back matter, this novel is perfect for kids and teachers, too.

Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, won’t stop giving her class poetry assignments—and Jack can’t avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns that he does have something to say.

“I guess it does
look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that.”

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0064409597
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Reprint edition (March 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780064409599
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064409599
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 – 10 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1010L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 – 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.32 x 7.62 inches
4.5
Reviewer: adrenalin521
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love that Dog book
Review: Great book written in prose. Great story. Poetry in the back of the book to read before reading the actual story for some background. Great read for students to introduce them to poets and poetry.

Reviewer: Lori Z
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Troop Thoughts on a Summer Book
Review: Kimberly’s Book ReviewThe book Love That Dog is about Jack, Sky, and poetry. Jack likes the short poems the best, and so do I. Jack loves his dog named Sky. [Spoiler alert] I don’t like it when Sky never wakes up again because it makes me feel sad. Sky is cute, yellow, and drools a lot. That’s the part I like the most. I am 7 years old. I would recommend this book to 6 year old kids and older.Lauren’s book review This book is about a little boy named Jack. He learns to read and write poems at school but thinks they are for girls not boys. After reading some poems he starts to like poetry and writes a poem about his yellow dog. I am 8 years old and I liked this book. It was easy to read. I liked it because it is emotional and funny at the same time. Any age can read this book.Carolyn’s Book ReviewThe book Love That Dog is full of poems. It’s a really good book. Jack is a boy. He talked about his yellow dog named Sky. [Spoiler Alert] Sky was run over by a blue, muddy car. It makes me sad a little. I like this book because Jack’s yellow dog is cute. I also like how he did his poem that was shaped like Sky. It’s a medium sized book. I am 9 and I’d highly recommend this book to 1st grade students and up.Katelyn’s Book Review:I really liked the book Love That Dog. I liked it because it told a really good story about Jack’s life and his dog Sky. In the beginning I did not like it, I thought it was boring. But then it got very interesting and I wanted to keep reading it forever. I really liked that it was funny and sad at the same time. Sharon Creech made poems really funny and enjoyable to read. I really loved Love That Dog.

Reviewer: Alger
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Such a great book!
Review: Written with subtlety and tenderness, this story from a young boy’s point of view is entertaining, educational, heartbreaking and hopeful.

Reviewer: Alyssa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nostalgic Purchase
Review: Loved this book as a young girl, and repurchased to have in my collection. A simple read, always a favorite.

Reviewer: PACole
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Kids expressing themselves through poetry
Review: Sharon Creech’s short middle grade novel, “Love That Dog,” is a story in poetry form. Jack, the main character, is studying poetry in Miss Stretchberry’s English class. Each time he studies a poem or author he likes, he writes his own poems in the same style. The story plays out over the course of the school year—which is much longer than most classes study poetry. Sadly the most time spent studying poetry in schools is a month, maybe two. Seeing a book in poetry form that spans a whole school year was remarkable. Seeing Jack learn to express his emotions through poetry was heartfelt and inspiring. The poems used in class are at the back of the book.Note spoiler alert: If I had known it was such a sad story within positive learning poetry story, I might not have read it. Yes, I know the stories that stay with you are the ones that plunk your heartstrings and pull out deep emotional responses. I guess I needed to be better prepared–the lightheartedness caught me off guard–probably more emotional that way. Recommended for ages 8-11.

Reviewer: Ashton B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sky
Review: So cute! I love the journal between student and teacher….written in poetry form. A very cute, very sweet, short read.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great poetry book
Review: My 10 year-old son normally hates poetry, but this book was cute, funny and engaging. He flew through the book in under an hour. In the middle of the book, he was inspired to stop and write a poem… without any prompting! This has never happened before and I was thrilled! This is a great book, especially for boys, to help them discovery the joy of poetry!I appreciate that all of the poems referenced in the book were available at the end of the book. My son and I went through these together before he read the book. I believe going through these poems first helped my son relate better to the story.

Reviewer: Matt Patterson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very touching read
Review: A teacher I was subbing for had a copy of this on her desk a few years ago, I read it during my lunch break and was floored at how I had never heard of this book before. It’s a very touching love letter to poetry, and is one of those books I think you can appreciate at any age. I’ve gifted it to a few of my students and can’t recommend it enough.

Reviewer: Slim Shady
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I had already read this book and a bought a copy to share with my class. The book is something that warms my heart always. Delivery was timely and book was brand new condition. Happy with my whole experience ☺️

Reviewer: Eve C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Au programme du CM1 / Grade 4 dans l’école bilingue de ma fille. Pas facile au début de comprendre. Mais une fois qu’on y est c’est super mignon. On veut savoir la suite. Littérature anglaise qui nécessite de bonnes bases mais livre court.

Reviewer: S Currie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Cute poems for a teen.

Reviewer: Beatrice
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: … sondern eher für Liebhaber der englischen/amerikanischen Literatur und modernen Dichtung. Wir lesen, was ein Kind über seinen Unterricht in der Schule und über die Texte denkt, die seine Lehrerin ihm “zumutet”, und dahinter erscheint eine geniale, einfühlsame Lehrerin, der es gelingt, das Kind für Gedichte zu begeistert. Derüber hinaus hilft sie ihm ganz behutsam, über seine Trauer und seinen Verlust zu sprechen. Ein kleines, harmlos daherkommendes, aber vielschichtiges und kuges Buch.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Words are less to express how I feel after reading this book. Beautifully written. The innocence and maturity of the child are well pictured. You are bound to smile and have watery eyes at those instances when we read about Sky. Loved it. I wish it was more longer. I never wanted it to finish.