Dogku

With Dogku, author Andrew Clements departs from his usual fiction (Frindle etc.) to write a picture book entirely in haiku. This story is as warm and cuddly as "Mooch" our book's protagonist-a stray dog who is looking for a new home. (Now you know where the book's title comes from!) Some of Mooch's shenanigans make the reader wonder if a family will ever adopt him. Tim Bower's illustrations are just as endearing as the story. As a bonus, Clements includes an interesting author's note at the end of the book where he explains his love of haiku and his reasons for writing this book. -Barbara, Elementary School Reading Teacher