Books Like Love That Dog
Families who loved Love That Dog by Sharon Creech often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved Love That Dog by Sharon Creech often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book if your child is struggling to process the loss of a pet or insists that they are not the creative type. Love That Dog is an exceptionally accessible verse novel that follows a young boy named Jack as he moves from a stubborn resistance to poetry toward using it as a profound tool for healing. Through his classroom assignments, Jack slowly reveals a deep well of grief regarding his dog, Sky, making this an ideal choice for normalizing big emotions in children who tend to keep their feelings bottled up. It is a gentle, empathetic, and ultimately hopeful story about the power of finding one's voice. Recommended for ages 8 to 12, it is a masterclass in how simple words can carry the heaviest of hearts.
