Love that Dog

By:Creech Sharon
Published by: Scholastic Trade
Ages: young adult
Pages: 86

Love that Dog is the story of a young boy named Jack. The story develops as Jack responds to his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, over the course of the school year. She tries to get him to start writing but Jack keeps saying "I can't" or "i won't". But as the teacher begins to feed him inspiration, Jack finds that he has a lot to say and many ways to say it. All year long, Jack tries to talk about his teacher, his favorite dog Sky, and his life in more in-depth ways. One day, Sky dies because he is hit by a truck. Jack uses poetry and his new joy in writing to cope with this loss.

Who I would recommend this to? Kids who enjoy poetry

Possible problems/conflicts? None that I see

My reaction: This was a cute, fun way to inroduce poetry to kids. 4 stars ****