Kirkus (*Starred Review*) Readers will love that dog, and this book. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jacks point of view, 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. With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say. Stretchberry, wont stop giving her class poetry assignments - and Jack cant avoid them. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. From the Back Cover I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that.Jack hates poetry. I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that.

The more he writes, the more he learns that he does have something to say. But his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, wont stop giving her class poetry assignments-and Jack cant avoid them. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jacks point of view, and with classic poetry included in the back matter, this novel is perfect for kids and teachers, too. 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. Book Synopsis The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. Jack cant avoid them, but then something amazing happens-the more he writes, the more he learns he has something to say. But his teacher wont stop giving the class poetry assignments. Every time he tries to write a poem his brain feels empty.

Jack love that dog