http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/tags/dogs/books/default.aspxTags: dogs, booksenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2011/04/15/stick-to-the-schedule.aspxFri, 15 Apr 2011 14:12:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:2282HipChick@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=2282http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2011/04/15/stick-to-the-schedule.aspx#comments<p>Mister Bud likes things the way they are...his house, his toys, his schedule.&nbsp; But when a new dog comes to live with him, there&#39;s trouble.&nbsp; Zorro is bossy, Mister Bud is grumpy, but something surprising happens.&nbsp; <a href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1975908%7CSsay+hello+to+zorro%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&amp;suite=def">Say Hello to Zorro!</a> is about two complete opposites who find out they could be best friends.&nbsp; Anyone who has ever had a dog will love the charming illustrations in this book.&nbsp; Check it out today!&nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://encore.evpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1975908%7CSsay+hello+to+zorro%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&amp;suite=def"><img width="400" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=1&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9781416938934" height="391" style="float:left;" alt="" /></a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2282" width="1" height="1">booksdogshttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2009/03/07/can-you-haiku-could-you-dogku.aspxSat, 07 Mar 2009 20:56:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1350bookchick@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1350http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2009/03/07/can-you-haiku-could-you-dogku.aspx#comments<p>If I had discovered a book like this when I was in the fourth grade trying to write all different kinds of poetry for school assignments life would have been a whole lot easier. And more fun.<img width="400" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PS68D2AJL._SS400_.jpg" alt="Dogku" height="400" style="float:left;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Each page of this delightful book is an independent haiku. Taken together the haiku form the complete story of a dog who finds a new home. How could you not fall in love with this adorable face? This is a face that inspires poetry.Take him home, curl up on the couch and enjoy the simplicity of the haiku.</p> <p>The author, andrew Clements,&nbsp;says it best:</p> <p>In the wide garden,</p> <p>I am dizzy with flowers.</p> <p>I choose a small vase.</p> <p>&quot;That&#39;s what haiku is like - like a small vase, a small container. Choosing a small container can help you pick the perfect words and arrange them just right. And why did I write this picture book using haiku? Because a picture book is also a small container - not many pages, not many words.</p> <p>Adorable dog + haiku = Dogku. </p> <p>Simple.&quot;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1350" width="1" height="1">Andrew Clementsbooksdogspoetry