num_pages: 40
description: From cold-nose wake-up to bedtime with a Little Dog-shaped lump under the covers, a day that a little girl spends with her Little Dog is recounted in thirty short, playful poems and enchanting watercolor illustrations. Little Dog protects the little girl from vacuum cleaners and beetles, chases cats, digs up flowers, and waits hopefully as kitchen preparations take place and as popcorn is eaten. The little girl, who loves Little Dog enough to "bake / birthday cookies with / liver powder," retrieves tennis balls, brings home a present from the pet store, and observes how little a wet Little Dog becomes at bath time. A perfect introduction to the pleasures of poetry, this beguiling volume belongs on every young dog lover's bookshelf.
language: English
title: Little Dog Poems
titlecomplete: Little Dog Poems
genres: Animals, Picture Books, Poetry, Nonfiction, Humor, Childrens, Dogs
ratings_count: 78
series: Little Dog
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Charlotte Zolotow Award
category: Highly Commended Title
publisher: Clarion Books