# Dogku

**Author:** Andrew Clements
**Grade range:** Grades K–2
**Age range:** 5–7
**First published:** 2014
**Page count:** 40
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780689858239`
**ISBN-10:** `068985823X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/dogku
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A tale in haiku of one adorable dog. Let’s find him a home. Wandering through the neighborhood in the early-morning hours, a stray pooch follows his nose to a back-porch door. After a bath and some table scraps from Mom, the dog meets three lovable kids. It’s all wags and wiggles until Dad has to decide if this stray pup can become the new family pet. Has Mooch finally found a home? Told entirely in haiku by master storyteller Andrew Clements, this delightful book is a clever fusion of poetry and puppy dog.

## Where this book is assigned

### Kentucky Bluegrass Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)

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