If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs
Who hasn't put words into their mutt's mouth? From "yes, the chicken-flavored treats are my favorite, " to "no, I'm not quite ready for my bath, " all dog devotees are guilty as charged--although not all do it in such a hilarious and endearing manner as writer Roy Blount Jr. and photographer Valerie Shaff in If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs. Blount, humorist and author of Be Sweet, brings us closer to "understanding the 'inner dog'" through his use of Doggerel, a uniquely Blount brand of verse with the "canine measure somewhere between ordered and free. " The effect of this puppy poetry--when paired with Shaff's truly remarkable duotone photographs of mixed and pure breeds--is comic genius. A Boxer coyly stares into the camera wondering, "What does that mean, 'expensive shoe'? / I ate it because it smelled like you, " while a chubby-tummied bulldog declares "Good stick. / Got a good stick. / A real / good / Stick. / Getting all the good / Out of this good / Stick / That's in / This / good / Stick. " You'll never be able to resist this entertaining and affectionate look at our canine friends as "they ponder the confusions, certainties, pangs, and pleasures of a dog's life. " Author(s): Valerie Shaff Roy Blount. Binding Hardcover. Publisher(s): Bulfinch. Label: Bulfinch.
| Manufacturer: | Bulfinch Press |
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| Lowest Price (CAD): | $6.79 |
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| Author : | Bulfinch Press |
| Brand : | Bulfinch Press |
| Format : | Hardcover |
| Pet Category : | Dogs |
| Photography Categories : | Portraits |
| Title : | Title F-I |
