Love That Dog
- ISBN-10
- 0747557497
- ISBN-13
- 9780747557494
- Series
- Love That Dog
- Category
- Children's poetry, American
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Sharon Creech
Description
Slowly Jack learns the pleasures of writing poetry as Miss Stretchberry encourages him to tell his own story through verse. What emerges is a moving and memorable story about a boy and his dog and his growing passion for poetry.
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