{"id":43527,"date":"2022-01-19T19:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T03:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/?p=43527"},"modified":"2022-02-28T21:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T05:45:26","slug":"the-dog-who-wouldnt-be-book-reivew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/the-dog-who-wouldnt-be-book-reivew\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be – Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe prairies could be only half real to a boy without a dog.\u201d ~ Farley Mowat<\/p>\n

When I randomly picked up Mowat\u2019s memoir about his dog Mutt, “The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be<\/a>“,\u00a0 little did I know that our family would be engaging with one of our favorite read-alouds of 2021. We immensely enjoyed Farley Mowat\u2019s more well-known book, \u201cOwls in the Family<\/a>\u201d, years prior. The author described his childhood, caring for two wild owls who each had such distinct personalities and quirks. When I found out Mowat had a story similar, but about his childhood dog, I was all in!<\/p>\n

I love dogs, and so do my children, but that\u2019s not a requirement to enjoy the story. The qualities of this book are many, starting with Mowat\u2019s strength as a writer; his vocabulary is more vigorous than books published today. His sentences are a joy to read!<\/p>\n

Mowat always has a strong sense of place in whatever he is writing, and the audience gets a clear picture of both the landscape and also the regional culture of the area he lands himself in. In The Dog Who Wouldn\u2019t Be, he writes about his childhood in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but also small towns and villages nearby. I have looked up a lot of his books to see if this atmospheric and geographical language continues, and I\u2019m happy to say that it appears it does, and he has lived all over Canada. I can\u2019t wait to learn about some of the provinces I\u2019ve never (yet!) been able to visit, through his words and descriptive setting.<\/p>\n

With Mowat\u2019s youthful narration, the reader is absolutely delighted with the hilarity, escapades, and downright orneriness this boy and his dog can get into. He is perhaps eight years old when the book starts, and the book ends when he\u2019s nearing adulthood. Each chapter is usually tied to something the family does frequently (hunting, sailing, etc.) and how Mutt gets himself involved…for better or worse.<\/p>\n

Mutt has an almost human-like personality, and there is one section about him trying to round up ducks in a small pond that is quite memorable. The three of us reading together were crying and endured stomach aches from laughing so hard at this dog\u2019s determination and ingenuity throughout the chapter.<\/p>\n

Mowat takes his precise writing skills and humour, his passion for nature and place, and his deep love for his childhood dog, Mutt, and has written a simply superb book that will entertain everyone in the family.<\/p>\n

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My name is Sarah Mast and I homeschool my two kids in Ft. Langley, BC. One of my favorite aspects of homeschooling is the community gained, and I \u00a0volunteer with a local support group to help foster that and connect others. My family loves the outdoors and travelling, and our weekends include skiing, swimming, hiking, or biking depending on the season. I found Classical Education Books at a conference and noticed their well-curated selection of children\u2019s books. I kept tabs on their collection of the classics and hard-to-find books and reached out. Now I get to help customers hone their collections, and work on the ever-growing inventory here at CEB!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe prairies could be only half real to a boy without a dog.\u201d ~ Farley Mowat When I randomly picked up Mowat\u2019s memoir about his dog Mutt, “The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be“,\u00a0 little did I know that our family would be engaging with one of our favorite read-alouds of 2021. 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