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48 pp.
| Holt |
September, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6673-X$$17.95
(4)
K-3
From romps in the park to nightmares about being a cat, these poems from various dogs' perspectives celebrate the canine nature. Some poems, like "Pesky Fleas," have lively rhythms, while others are more pedestrian, with predictable, flat rhymes. The remarkable beads-on-canvas illustrations, by four different dog-loving artists, are as humorous as they are intricate.