From the Doghouse

HOME

ABOUT AMY

IN THE NEWS

BOOKS

The Duck Who Played the Kazoo

Where Do Chicks Come From?

My Daddy and Me

Skeleton Bones

From the Doghouse

AUTHOR VISITS

Author Visit Facts

Photo Gallery

TEACHER FEATURES

Duck Activities

Chick Activities

Daddy Activities

Skeleton Bones Activities

Doghouse Activities

JUST FOR FUN

COMING UP

by Amy E. Sklansky

From the Doghouse:
Poems to Chew On

Illustrated by Karla Firehammer,
Karen Dismukes, Sandy Koeser,
and Cathy McQuitty


My tail won't stop its wagging.
My rear end has an ache.
Back and forth and back and forth--
it never takes a break.

Dogs.  Dogs.  Dogs.  Big dogs, small dogs, cowboy dogs, and even astrodogs!  In poems that bounce and spill and shoot off into space (just like their subjects) and stunning, hand-beaded pictures, this delightful collection celebrates dogs in all their tail-wagging, tongue-lolling glory.


"New readers will feel comfortable with the easy rhymes and bouncy rhythm . . . . The beading illustrations are innovative, lending glimmer, texture, and dimension to the book."
-- School Library Journal

"The stunning, hand-beaded pictures are clearly the best in show winner in this thematic collection of 25 poems celebrating canines . . . .  Sklansky offers a variety of poetic forms, mostly rhymed, all written in first person from a dog's point of view."
-- Kirkus Reviews


*Selected by the Missouri State Teachers Association for its Reading Circle program

CLICK HERE FOR A PEEK INSIDE THE BOOK

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE BEADED ILLUSTRATIONS

Publisher: Henry Holt (Fall 2002)
ISBN: 0-8050-6673-X
List Price: $17.95


BUY IT ON AMAZON