Queen Anne Books

Yes, it’s true. Dogs are poets. Proof? Inside this book, thirteen different dogs set down their loves, their daily routines, their biggest fears, and their most devious behaviors through simple and thoughtful poetic verse. Each piece is accompanied by beautiful oil paintings of the dog/poet in action; sleeping, watching, waiting, holding a leash from a wide-smiling mouth, sitting fat and comfortable next to an empty pie-pan…

Once I Ate a Pie is every dog’s full confession. And here’s the thing; they seem to know exactly what they’re doing, buttering us up with sweet, reasonable words that match their sweet faces, until we forget about the fact that they ate the pie in the first place. This book is appealing to anyone who has ever been friends with, owned, loved, or seen a dog, and for those of us who always suspected that dogs could write good poetry. ~Jared