The Poet’s Dog audiobook

This is a very moving book about loss, moving on and trust. Two children are lost in a snowstorm and found by a very special Irish Wolfhound. This is a short book and very moving, hard not to cry at the end. This could be a good book for an older child to read that struggled with longer books or one who had experienced a loss. This was happy and sad and ideal for dog lovers.

This is a children’s book. I never care what age a book is for... I just care that it’s wonderful like this book is.My mind is full of a dog and a poet. Jewels. A blizzard. Frosting. Yeats. Words and names. Grief. Hope. An Irish wolfhound. Charlotte’s Web. Creative soup. Snow.I read the kindle version on sale today. I just came across it and thought, “Why not?” I will have to buy the tree book version of it so it can live in my library... adding its lovely voice to the voices of my other books.Isn’t it splendiferous to just accidentally (serendipitously) come across a book only to find that it is just perfectly exactly what you wanted to read in that moment even though you didn’t know it?Beautiful book. Read it.

A charming little fable about children, lost during a snowstorm, who are taken in by a dog. Because, you see, children and poets can understand dogs when they speak, and so Teddy and Nickel and Flora wait out the storm, eating delicious things cooked by little Flora, and hearing stories from Teddy about his person, the poet Sylvan. A wonderful winter book!

Sweet story about words and the value they have in our lives. Beautiful writing, reminding us of the beauty in a bond with a dog.

One of my favourite friends was visiting last week and I was very excited because I was meeting her after many years. Time flew by after she arrived and before we knew we were at the airport, saying goodbye. I didn't want to go home after that as I felt it would be too depressing, and so to cheer myself up, I went to the bookshop instead. What is the point of going to the bookshop if we don't buy a book? 😁 This one, 'The Poet's Dog' by Patricia MacLachlan caught my eye first and I couldn't resist getting it - who can resist a book about a poet and a dog? I have been reading it for the past two days and I just finished reading it. The story told in 'The Poet's Dog' goes like this. Teddy is a dog. He is the dog of a poet called Sylvan. As Teddy describes it - "I'm a dog. I should tell you that right away. But I grew up with words. A poet named Sylvan found me at the shelter and took me home. He laid down a red rug for me by the fire, and I grew up to the clicking of his keyboard as he wrote. He wrote all day. And he read to me."At the time the story starts, there is a blizzard, and Teddy finds a boy and a girl outside, who seem to be lost. He helps them and gets them inside the house. We know about Sylvan at this point, but Sylvan doesn't seem to be in the house. What happens after that - who are these two children? What happened to Sylvan? Do these three, the girl, the boy and the dog, survive the blizzard? - forms the rest of the story. I don't want to say more, because I want you to read the story and experience the pleasure and joy it offers, for yourself. 'The Poet's Dog' is a beautiful book. It is about love, friendship, family, loss, grief, and finding love again. It is also about this beautiful furry bundle, which has a heart of gold, and which offers unconventional love, which we call a dog. Teddy is such a charming narrator and we see the whole story unfolding through Teddy's eyes. I loved the characters, Flora (the girl), Nickel (the boy), Sylvan and Ellie (Sylvan's student). The book had bigger-than-normal font with generous spacing between lines. Patricia MacLachlan's storytelling style and dialogue were beautiful and spare and stylish and such a pleasure to read.'The Poet's Dog' is just 88 pages long, and I loved it so much that I was sad when it ended. It is a beautiful, poignant book and one of my favourite reads of the year. If you have dog babies at home, you will love this book.

A very quick read (a short story of 88 pages), MacLachlan's story is precise, warm as much as it is cold, yet uplifting. When two children find themselves alone in the forest after their family car veers off the snow-thick road, they are rescued by a talking dog (at least, he can be heard by children and poets). Whilst the storm rages, he becomes their guardian and it is during this time, the three of them learn about the power of words over lives and the nature of the human (and canine) spirit. I don't quite know how MacLachlan packs so much into such a short space when the book is not in verse form. But she does. I don't know how I feel about the ending. This is not to detract but rather I haven't quick touched upon the pulse of what MacLachlan is saying. Yet.

A moving story about life and death and what lives on. The Poet's Dog is Teddy, an Irish Wolfhound, and he is the thread that connects the past and the present. Through him, the love of his former owner, Sylvan, who gave him words, and taught him to save others, lives on. A slim and meditative book about love and caring for others during hardship.

** spoiler alert ** 3.5/5 starsThis was a nice quick read that held more emotions than seemed possible for such a short book.I saw this on display at my library and decided to pick it up, it looked intriguing because it was told from the dogs point of view and seemed to maybe be wintery because of the snow. (I'm trying to get into the Christmas spirit sort of). Since it was a Juvenile book and less than 90 pages I thought, why not?The flashbacks to the dog's time with Sylvan, the poet, really added on a bit of depth and tragedy to the story. However I did not cry...I felt sad and a bit taken aback at some parts but no tears. It just wasn't too much substance to get attached to, I guess.I kept questioning the reality and how much of the story actually happened...(I've read too many books to not think that a twist could be coming up or that everything is imaginary, or something like that.) I noticed some things...So how did Teddy not know Flora and Nickle's father, if he had gone to class at the Poet's house before, and how did he know about the poem Sylvan wrote, like how long ago was Teddy adopted?... Maybe I'm just missing it, but idk. And how old is Teddy? And is it just a coincidence that Teddy is the same breed and looks just like Ruby's old dog? And how did Sylvan come up with the "prophecy" of the two jewels? Idk? seems a bit sketchy to me but then I tell myself that this story is told by a dog, and how serious is this book? I'm just confusing myself...and none of that probably even happened, and it was just the dogs imagination...Im overthinking everything and I think it is time to stop now.I enjoyed reading in the dog's POV but pictured him as the dog from UP, a golden retriever. 3.5/5 starsThis was a nice quick read that held more emotions than seemed possible for such a short book.I saw this on display at my library and decided to pick it up, it looked intriguing because it was told from the dogs point of view and seemed to maybe be wintery because of the snow. (I'm trying to get into the Christmas spirit sort of). Since it was a Juvenile book and less than 90 pages I thought, why not?The flashbacks to the dog's time with Sylvan, the poet, really added on a bit of depth and tragedy to the story. However I did not cry...I felt sad and a bit taken aback at some parts but no tears. It just wasn't too much substance to get attached to, I guess.I kept questioning the reality and how much of the story actually happened...(I've read too many books to not think that a twist could be coming up or that everything is imaginary, or something like that.) I noticed some things...So how did Teddy not know Flora and Nickle's father, if he had gone to class at the Poet's house before, and how did he know about the poem Sylvan wrote, like how long ago was Teddy adopted?... Maybe I'm just missing it, but idk. And how old is Teddy? And is it just a coincidence that Teddy is the same breed and looks just like Ruby's old dog? And how did Sylvan come up with the "prophecy" of the two jewels? Idk? seems a bit sketchy to me but then I tell myself that this story is told by a dog, and how serious is this book? I'm just confusing myself...and none of that probably even happened, and it was just the dogs imagination...Im overthinking everything and I think it is time to stop now.I enjoyed reading in the dog's POV but pictured him as the dog from UP, a golden retriever. 3.5/5 starsThis was a nice quick read that held more emotions than seemed possible for such a short book.I saw this on display at my library and decided to pick it up, it looked intriguing because it was told from the dogs point of view and seemed to maybe be wintery because of the snow. (I'm trying to get into the Christmas spirit sort of). Since it was a Juvenile book and less than 90 pages I thought, why not?The flashbacks to the dog's time with Sylvan, the poet, really added on a bit of depth and tragedy to the story. However I did not cry...I felt sad and a bit taken aback at some parts but no tears. It just wasn't too much substance to get attached to, I guess.I kept questioning the reality and how much of the story actually happened...(I've read too many books to not think that a twist could be coming up or that everything is imaginary, or something like that.) I noticed some things...So how did Teddy not know Flora and Nickle's father, if he had gone to class at the Poet's house before, and how did he know about the poem Sylvan wrote, like how long ago was Teddy adopted?... Maybe I'm just missing it, but idk. And how old is Teddy? And is it just a coincidence that Teddy is the same breed and looks just like Ruby's old dog? And how did Sylvan come up with the "prophecy" of the two jewels? Idk? seems a bit sketchy to me but then I tell myself that this story is told by a dog, and how serious is this book? I'm just confusing myself...and none of that probably even happened, and it was just the dogs imagination...Im overthinking everything and I think it is time to stop now.I enjoyed reading in the dog's POV but pictured him as the dog from UP, a golden retriever. [image error]Nice story overall.

I wish I could give this wonderful book 6 stars. Lost children, a rescue dog, a poet, all ingredients of a fine story written by an accomplished author. I especially loved that the story is told from the dog´s point of view. Kids will gobble this book up and read it over and over. That is if they can get it away from the adults. like Patricia MacLachlan´s Sarah Plain and Tall, this book is timeless and will be read by many generations of readers.

Two children stranded in a snowstorm are found by a dog, who is able to lead them to shelter. A gentle, wistful, lyrical short story, from the point of view of the dog. Mixing the present with flashbacks of life with the poet. A little sad, but everything comes full circle in a lovely way.