This last library visit I just happened to end up with three fiction books that relate to dogs. I did just get my first dog ever so maybe my subconscious was at work. Hmmmm...
Anyway, I was simultaneously reading all three until I finished one of them:
This one is a story written from the perspective of a 15 year old boy with autism. It was very enlightening to look out from his eyes. The person who wrote it works closely with autistic children so I feel it was probably a fair estimation of the thought processes of children with autism.
I also ended up with this one:
This is a book about werewolves. Written in verse. Erm... At first the style threw me but as I am reading it I forget to notice the verse and feel like I'm reading regular prose. I am going to attribute this to a talented & skilled author. It's a pretty interesting story too, besides the poetry.
Last of all, I picked up this little gem to finish:
I started this one a while back. (I absolutely LOVED Moers'
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear!) so I got it so I can finally finish it. It's about a fantastical place called Zamonia & you never know what kind of creature you will meet next. Rumo is a Wolperting - kind of a dog, with little horns, who loves to fight & is following his silver thread. I like to think of it as a bedtime story for adults. However, I don't see any reason why you couldn't share it with your children as they could really get into such an imaginative read.
So that's the sum-up of my dog books. It was kind of an odd coincidence when I realized I had three about dogs (or dog-type creatures, who's counting?).
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