Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me [Hardcover]

<p><strong>A new collection of poetry for kids from Coretta Scott King Book Award winner Eloise Greenfield! </strong></p><p>Thinker isn't just an average puppy—he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together, they turn the world around them into verse.</p><p>There's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public, and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pets' Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret.</p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Thinker:</em></strong><br>"Coretta Scott King Award-winner Greenfield sensitively conveys Jace's anxiety about being perceived as different, and his realization that being true to one's self is the best bet—for kids and dog poets, too."—<strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br><strong>A Kate Greenaway Medal nominee</strong></p>"In this charming book of linked poems - the story of a pup who speaks, but only in verse - the distinguished children's poet Greenfield glides gracefully between rhyme, free verse, haiku and rap. A boy named Jace becomes the dog's owner. He names him <i>Thinker</i>("I'm deep and I'm a poet," the dog warns. "A cute name's not O.K.") and the two have back-and-forth chats about life. On every page, Abdollahi's collaged illustrations bring the characters to life with a soulful flair." - <strong><em>The New York Times</em></strong>"Abdollahi's bright collages of handmade and hand-colored paper show <i>Thinker</i>with his joyful, brown-skinned family, in a welcome addition to the too-small canon of lighthearted animal fantasy (and poetry) featuring children of color." - <strong><em>Horn Book Magazine</em></strong>"Greenfield brings her vast experience to this delightful piece of poetl#9