Creech, S. (2001). Love that dog. New York: HarperCollins.
Summary:
Jack is an intelligent boy that finds out that poetry writing isn't "just for girls." It is a realization that he makes slowly, but proudly claims at the end when he realizes that he is actually rather good at it. Through this book we get a taste of his charming poems and see how amazing he can be once he has found his inspiration.
Reader Appeal:
Readers will also be attracted by Creech’s work because of
her use of humor and vocabulary used/seen by students within their classrooms.
She makes learning connectable to their lives by showing them examples of what
they are learning. This makes reading less stressful for our emerging readers
(both old and young).
How would I sell this book:
There are different ways I would try to sell these books to
our kids. One would be to do a mini-lesson using excerpts from the books to try
to catch the students’ attention. This can be done during certain units that
are being taught by teachers such as text structures, poetry, and figurative
language. In addition, doing book talks with the students and teachers can help
increase promotion of books, so I would want to do a book talk in coalition
with the mini-lesson.
More Love:
Here is a printable Literature Circle Guide for Love that Dog!
3 other books by Creech:
Hate That Cat
Walk Two Moons
Chasing Redbird
The only book that is similar to Hate That Dog would be Creech’s
other book Hate That Cat. It follows a similar writing style and
content. These other two books shown differ in that they are novels that follow
the traditional pattern.
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