Poetry Friday is hosted today by Elizabeth Steinglass Poet.
For Poetry Friday -- "Dogku" by Andrew Clements with
illustrations by Tim Bowers.
Just
for fun -- the story of a dog told in page-by-page haikus that successfully
capture the humor, drama and suspense of a stray's search for a home. Clements follows his story with a short author's
note about haikus. Dogku is a simple
introduction to the haiku that invites readers to play with this poetry form
and demonstrates the power of this simple verse.
Bowers'
charming illustrations enrich the plot points as they unfold.
2 comments:
Dogku is a favorite with my daughters and me! So fun! Our copy is 'dog-eared' from repeated readings. =)
Yes, we love it too. My son's first grade class did a music project around it.
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