![]() ![]() Reading like a heartfelt eulogy, Bauer's (Don't Call Me Ishmael!) book will be particularly moving for anyone mourning the loss of a pet. ![]() Sobering entries describe the events leading to Moe's decline and death, as well as Corey's father's downward spiral after losing his job. : Just a Dog (9780545381437) by Michael Gerard Bauer and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Scholastic Press, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 135 pages. ![]() ![]() There are well-crafted light moments, too: Corey's sister decorates Moe with markers, the dog shreds a stuffed Pink Panther that has a funny backstory, and Moe learns to fetch the family's newspaper (as well as those delivered to neighbors). Sometimes a dog isnt just a dog-sometimes hes the glue the holds a whole family together. Michael Gerard Bauers first book was THE RUNNING MAN and was named the 2005 Childrens Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers. Moe's energy, affectionateness, and (it must be said) demise easily bring to mind John Grogan's Marley. The deep-felt emotion surrounding Dad's statement and Mum's reaction surfaces at the end of the novel, which is narrated by Moe's young owner, Corey, in neatly linked anecdotes. Despite the title and opening line ("The day my dad said that was %E2%80%98just a dog,' my mum punched him"), it soon becomes clear that the enormous pet at the center of this tearjerker of a dog story, first published in Australia in 2010, is anything but "just a dog" to his family. ![]()
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