The World According To Dog is a book of poetry written by Joyce Sidman and co-written by several of Joyce's new found teen authors. These young friends contributed essays to the book. They held a "dog parties" to promote the book and meet new dog friends" in Minneapolis St. Paul. This book is for dog lovers of all ages of which I am one. This book started with her dog. In a time of needed her dog was her comforter. when Joyce took her book of poems to her editor she asked a challenging question. That question was the "What if " question. What if teenagers wrote about their dogs and added to the book? Sidman knew she had an interesting challenge there. So she asked for help from librarians, school teachers, and even got on teen web sites and asked teenagers to write in about their dogs; an the essays with pictures poured in.
I believe this is one of the most beautiful authors I have had the privilege of writing about. Joyce Sidman is a humble person; I say this because she could have insisted on keeping this book to herself, but she did not. That is what a true mentor is. To invited, encourage, and welcome new talent to share in her books. We need more authors like Joyce Sidman.
Joyce Sidman started writing at a very young age. She started keeping journals as words popped into her head. Sidman believes in "time alone" she calls this "pondering time." This is a time where ideas, questions and solutions come. A time everyone needs, a time of no disturbances, silence, a time a person can see, listen, and learn of the world around them. She likes to use images and metaphors to write her poetry which comes easily to her. Sidman is a nature lover and that is where she gets her inspiration to write.
Come into Joyce's world of poetry it is for all ages.
I have not seen this book but it sounds like a good one! Children and teens have so much imagination. Introducing them to the ideal to write stories through a dogs point of view is so creative!I wonder if a teacher could use this ideal as a spin off. You know like having an animal journal and daily write through the eyes of their fav animal. You could even spin off that ideal...Children could act like reporters on animals and other children can pretend to be the animal. They could interview each other and write about their discoveries. ect hummm maybe I have a wild imagination too!!! haha
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