![]() ![]() And maybe, just maybe, he can write poetry that makes him proud. I had printed out several types of poems and created a quick book with some extra pages at the back. Poetry, he realises, can be anything you want it to be. While those were drying, we talked about some of the classic poems included in the book Love That Dog. Above are four examples from the dozen or so foreign editions of Love Th. ![]() And he begins to write poetry, even though the book opens with him declaring that boys don’t write poetry girls do. Im always intrigued by the cover designs that are chosen for translations. Jack moves from one poem to another – poems he loves and poems he cannot understand. Printable Love That Dog Book Cover Poster Print on Old Page, Childrens Book Art, Boys Bedroom Wall Art Print, Kids Dog Decor Gift Idea. It can be funny or serious, lovely or silly.Īnd Love That Dog, in its simple, innocent way, explores it all. And the protagonist Jack has the same reaction! Why does so much depend on a little red wheelbarrow? What? What does the poem even mean?Īnd slowly, from lightheartedness to emotion, we move with Jack, and understand just how different poetry is to different people. I remember my reaction to William Carlos Williams’s ‘The Red Wheelbarrow’. ![]() ![]() I was just on page three or four of the book, and I was already laughing. ![]()
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