Submitted by Ms. Tess!
Normally when you think of a dog and a cat you don’t picture star-crossed lovers. But that’s only because you haven’t read Woof: A Love Story by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Holly Berry. In this story, our Romeo is a dog, who loves doing typical dog things, until he meets his Juliet… a cat! When the dog sees the cat he falls instantly in love with her, and tells her so, proclaiming: “I love you!” “You’re pretty,” and “Climb down. I adore you.” But all she hears is “WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF” and runs and hides. The poor dog is devastated, so he decides to console himself the way a dog likes to–by digging a hole. And he finds a bone! A Trom-bone to be exact. And he plays the trombone, turning his powerful emotions into music, which is a language everyone can understand. Finally the cat understands his feeling for her, and tells him, “I love you” too. Of course all he hears in “Meow” but he knows what she means. See this book listed in our catalog
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