I Will Love You Anyway

This book was provided to me as an uncorrected digital proof by the publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.

The author of the beloved Kipper series teams up with his daughter to tell the heartwarming story of a sweat-band-wearing pug who just can’t seem to do the right thing.
Dog is very badly behaved—he destroys everything, chases cars, rolls in poo, and won’t stop running away! But when he finds himself lost and alone there is one person he knows he can always count on.

Dog is the definition of incorrigible; he is who he is, and there’s no changing that. He is young, rowdy, and low on attention span, but he loves his boy. The narrative is cute, irreverent, rhymes, and is sure to catch children’s’ show more attention. Chloe Inkpen did a lovely job of illustrating the story, and the image of the dog pulling his boy’s sock off will make kiddos giggle. The best part of this read is the message that even the most poorly behaved dog (person) is worthy of affection and devotion. Dog doesn’t suddenly change his stripes, he is simply loved for who he is, and that’s something children need to hear. show less

People who have failed to train their dog blame him for his bad behavior, but relent after a small crisis that literally darkens the pages in the middle of the book as it really brings down the mood.

I'm not fond of the story, but what really bugged me was the author establishing a bah-dump bah-dump rhythm and simple rhyme scheme and then breaking it several times and tossing in some very slant rhymes.

I swear this book was written about my dog Demon. I think I need to purchase a copy to read to her. The story is told by the dog who admits that he can not stay, he runs away, he doesn't understand sit and stay. But I will love him anyway. And so will you.
+16 #TBRread

First read Nov 2015
Reread - Mar 2016

Independent Reading Level: Grades PreK-1
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