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My world is colliding! One poetry collection with the original poem. One book of poetry from a single author that references/critiques it. Fun times. ☺️

If I were to describe this book in eight words it would be... Jack and the black cat, from enemies to sorta friends?relationship.

#curiouscovers: pets #littenlisten

I only listened so far to Hate That Cat for my #audioathon. Maybe I‘ll have time to squeeze in Love That Dog tomorrow? I can‘t believe tomorrow is the last day of the month!

These are middle grade poetry.

Middle grade poetry book written as a series of homework assignments in a poetry class. My favorite parts were when the main character who is writing the poems used them to ask questions about the poetry they‘d read in class.

It‘s cute and short, probably good for kids who enjoy writing. (Spoiler alert: he doesn‘t end up hating cats.)

#littenlisten: hug your cat holiday.

So much to love here. Jack is a year older in this sequel to Love That Dog. His teacher moved up and is still sharing poetry.

I love the mention of literary devices
I love that mom is Deaf
I love the slow acceptance of the cat
I love the poems by Jack

Sorry I waited so long to read this.

#huggable #2019mgnovelinverse

5⭐️ My cat is not caring to take any pictures at the moment, so my slumbering dogs are the next best option, especially since Jack continued to describe is life with Sky his dog, as well as his kitten, Skitter. Again, read this book when you‘ve got 10 minutes to yourself- it‘s very beautiful in its simplicity and Jack‘s observations about the beauty in every day life is wonderful

What fun! It wasn't even my pick to bring along - my son opened it and tossed it aside when he saw they were poems. I opened it for a momentary distraction and happily devoured it. Will read more of Creech!

Sequel to Love That Dog.

Observant readers will be able to pick up clues of what happened in the first book, but most readers will prefer to experience the story in order.

Jack's voice comes through loud and clear in his poems and I love the way he he uses them to communicate sound to his deaf mother.

The poems Jack's class is studying are included at the end. Be prepared to flip back to them if you need a refresher!

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Highly recommend both this book and Love That Dog (the first one) to both poetry lovers and learners alike!

Thrifty finds today! Two novels are set in the west, and I am a sucker for most anything western (if it's not cheesy). 😉

I love the journal style and the poetry. These books are so much fun. I may have liked this one slightly better because 😸🐱🐈 especially black cats. Sharon Creech is talented and creative.

Up next my new letter C for #litsyatoz I'm not counting 'Love That Dog' for C since I had read it before. Man Cub is now reading 'Love That Dog' 😀

YAY!

When you run out of bookshelf space...

Went to three bookstores today. Part my haul sat in the hot car too long and now the stickers won't come off. 😕 I'm hoping a spell on the fridge will help...? Any advice on how to get off pesky sales stickers?