Love that Dog

By Sharon Creech ​

Love That Dog is about the humorous, endearing story of second grade boy who discovers a hidden potential and love for poetry. Jack starts out explaining to Mrs. Stretchberry, his teacher that boys do not write poetry, and that he has no desire to do so.

Here is one of the poems Jack wrote:

So much depends

upon

a blue car

splattered with mud

speeding down the road