The Dog Book I Refused to Read with My Daughter: Books for National Dog Day episode 2

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When my oldest daughter was in third grade she brought this book to me.  I'd put it on her book shelf because I'd read it and loved it and thought she would, too, but I didn't guess she'd want me to read it to her.  When she handed it to me, I looked at the cover.  I flipped a few pages.  I thought about when I'd tried to read it to a class full of fourth graders and cried ugly tears through a good part of it.  I decided it would be better if I didn't read it aloud with her.  That's right, a book exists that I refused to read with my child.  (You can read a post I wrote at that time here.)

I really do love Love That Dog.  In fact, I'd put it in my top 25 animal books of all time.  (That's saying more than it might seem because I read and love a lot of animal books.)  But, it's weep inducing for a softie like me.  So, I recommend this book but it comes with a warning.  It's written in simple and sometimes lovely prose, but it will make you cry.  Not that there's anything wrong with crying, but you know...  You have been warned.