Hate That Cat: A Novel

I honestly like this book better than Love that Dog. It was such a good book with Jack growing emotionally, and tremendous growth in his writing ability.

I love this book! It’s the sequel to Love that Dog. Written in poetry form. Great way to teach inferencing!

My husband stumbled upon this book in the public library in Makawao, Maui. We all loved it. This copy was ordered for a friend who loves both cats and poetry. It has since been gifted to an elementary school teacher who, after sharing it with his family, has placed it in his classroom library next to "Love That Dog" by the same author. This book is about a child finding his true voice, and learning to trust love after loss. It is written with such subtlety and delicacy it merits reading and rereading, in enjoyment of its language and meaning. Hope you enjoy it, too!

I liked the whole book and the story to the poems. I really liked how she didn't like cats at first but then she came around. I would tell a lot of people to read this book it was so good

HATE THAT CAT by Sharon Creech, Published by HarperCollins in 2001, is a great book that is amusing and one that children can relate to. This book is the sequel to another book called, Love that Dog! It is a poetic book about jack and how he is dealing with the fact that his dog died. His dog's name was sky and he loved his dog. His dog was being replaced by a mean icky cat, and he HATES THAT CAT!! Also mentioned in the book is Jack's Uncle Bill. Uncle Bill is argumentative and wanted Jack to write poems that had, elements of literature, yes its true but sad. Like ONOMATOPOEIA to make his poem POP! He also wants him to include rhythm and meter until he couldn't stop. In addition a few Awesome Alliterations would make his Poem Pretty, but Jack will not have this and it's such a pity. This book is a great way to get students to understand and start to use these words, because the character is using them in a entertaining, yet informative way. It is also an excellent choice because students can relate to it. They may have had to deal with their pet dying, or may hate cats and love dogs, or just the opposite! This book also incorporates Jack's feelings and lets him think out loud, About how he loved his dog Sky and sky would; Be so hyper and fun, Wagging his tail, Making him laugh, Playing ball with him, And giving him slobbery kisses. Not like cats who, Were boring, And plain, And creepy, And wanted to scratch you, With their Cazy, Cactus-like Cutting Claws! The fact that he includes his feelings may also make this book easily relatable to students, because they can understand his reasoning for things and may agree or disagree. Overall I would say that this book is a great book for students. I would gear this book at children ages 9-12, because they would benefit most from the vocabulary and style. I think this book would be a great addition to any classroom!

So much depends upon introducing poetry making my son laugh cuddled on the cough Sharon Creech's sequel may just improve on the original (Hate that Dog) for two reasons: 1) the brilliant use of humor and 2) the reuse of some of the poems, rather than breeding contempt, the familiarity is comfortable. In this book, like in Hate that Dog, a boy (Jack) is writing poems to his teacher (Mrs. Stretchberry). Along the way, she introduces him to famous poems, which he bases some of his poems on. He also learns about poetic devices, like alliteration ("creepy cat" and "delightful dog") and onomatopoeia ("pop, pop, popping" in his brain). I homeschool and use this to introduce my son to poetry in an enjoyable way. While he isn't yet inspired to write poems of his own, he loved hearing these books, listening for the sounds of the words, appreciating the words and the meanings behind them. That, for me, was enough to highly recommend this book.

This book invites the reader to spend another year with Jack and his teacher Miss Stretchberry. The poems in this novel show more depth as Jack learns more about the craft of poetry writing. We also see him beginning to change, learning to love a new animal and learning to talk more about his family. For those who enjoyed Love That Dog, this novel is a fitting continuation.

I used this book (and Love That Dog by the same author) to introduce "poetry" to a small group of gifted fifth graders who have English as a second language.. Like Jack, they did not like poems in the beginning but they sure came to love Jack's humor, observations, emotions, and simple, clear writing style. Ultimately, the kids decided that Jack's poetry was worthy of being signed and posted on every bulletin board in their school.” The book is a fun and easy read. It also and helps kids understand different literary techniques (e.g.,. onomatopoeia, metaphors, alliteration, etc.) as well as the importance of self-expression in their own writing.

After introducing the book, Love That Dog, to my Grade 5/6 students to launch into our poetry unit, they couldn’t wait for me to begin reading this sequel! They absolutely loved it!

This is the companion volume to Sharon Creech's seminal Love That Dog, which was all about a boy called Jack beginning to learn about poetry with his teacher Mrs. Stretchberry. It sounds dull, but Creech's wonderful poetic approach to the subject and the clever way she included accessible poems and the story of Jack and his relationship with his dog Sky meant that it was compelling and brilliant. I was unsure about Hate That Cat. I've had it for a long time and only just steeled myself to read it in case it was a disappointment. It isn't. Jack is in the next year at school and Mrs. Stretchberry is still there to guide him through the world of poetry. As well as finding out about poets like William Carlos Williams and Edgar Allan Poe we also discover more about Jack's life. The books work at several levels, as a story, as an introduction to poetry, as ways of showing how children can express complex, deep emotions and as narrative poems in their own right. I love them, and if you are looking for a way to get children interested in poetry and deal with the question of why we should study poetry I can recommend this book and its companion highly.

Leider kann der Folgeband von "Love that dog" leider nicht mit dem ersten mithalten. Zwar erfährt man mehr über Jack, z.B. über seine Familie, aber irgendwie berühren die Gedichte, die er schreibt, einen nicht mehr so, wie im ersten Band. Zwar versucht die Autorin erneut "traurige" Elemente hinzuzufügen, wie z.B. dass seine Mutter taub ist und dass ihm seine Katze weggelaufen ist, aber eine Träne musste ich diesbezüglich nicht verdrücken. Das Werk hat mich trotzdem ganz gut unterhalten, aber "Love that dog" hätte vollkommen gereicht. Schön, fand ich aber, dass diesmal einige zugrunde liegenden Gedichte, die Creech im Buch erwähnt, als Anhang abgedruckt sind.

In many ways, I thought that this book was even better than 'Love this Dog'. Because you learn something from it. BRILLIANT!

A quick read, helped my 13 year old son see value in poetry. He really enjoyed it.