Love That Dog - Hardcover

Creech, Sharon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756913802 ISBN 13: 9780756913809

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 2008

Synopsis

With a fresh, simple style, acclaimed author Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and, of course, a dog. Illustrations.

About this title

Review:

"I really loved this one - so original and funny and touching." -- Amanda Craig, The Independent

'It is wonderful fun and demands to be read aloud,' -- Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2002

It is, I believe, 'a tour de force'. This is a charming, moving book - go out, read it and think of somebody to share it with.' -- Margrit Cruickshank, Irish Times

‘It’s brilliantly done.’ -- Damian Kelleher, Financial Times

‘it is the moving and engaging story of a boy who comes to love poetry: this book, too, is an inspiration.’ -- Sunday Times, 14th July 2002

From the Publisher:

Benjamin Zephaniah Quote
"Sharon Creech has written a book that is delightful, funny an poetic. That would have been a good enough accomplishment in itself, but this book goes further than that...

This is a book that reminds us all that poetry is about exploring every corner of our language, and that storytelling is the first art. When they come together it is magical. Love That Dog us a book of magic."

Benjamin Zephaniah

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0756913802
• ISBN 13: 9780756913809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112