Homer

A beautiful, simple story about a dog who has everything he needs.

Beautiful illustrations and sweet little story!! Ahh, nice! :-)

Homer is a nice little book about a dog-named Homer. Now to say this dog is lazy is not for me to, and maybe the author didn't mean for it to be that way but the book is about a lazy dog that sits on the porch of the house he lives in with the family he lives with. Throughout the day, many

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activities are offered to the dog to participate in. Go to the ocean, go play catch, run around in the sand, and yet all he wants to do is sit on the porch and relax. Then when the day is all over, Homer gets up off the porch, makes his way into the living room and falls asleep on one of the chairs. This book has very gentle illustrations that did a perfect job with the story itself. A lovely book for any new reader. Not too challenging.

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A great book to ponder on what things that you may value in life. Homer lives a minimalist lifestyle. He is satisfied with having food, shelter, and love from his caregiver. The prose is spare and balances very well the expansive watercolors. The colors denote a sense of calm as in the hours of

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dusk on a sunday evening. In some of the illustrations, space seems to create a feeling that things in which homer does not have is so far out of reach that he doesnt seem to care to reach for them. The things that are clearly visible seems to be what is most important to Homer. I appreciated the story's simplicity; it evokes insight to being appreciative to things that you have available to you.

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I did not really enjoy this book. It was almost too simple. The language was yes and no answers, to simple questions like, “let’s go to the beach!” or “Do you want to go to the market?” It was not descriptive, but it did have a pattern. The family would ask if the dog wanted to do

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something or go somewhere, and the dog would say no. I think it can be relatable to an old dog or is very lazy, yet always happy. The dog loves his family, which was sweet, but Homer is honestly a very boring dog. He never left the porch, then went and slept on a chair. The point of view was also from Homer, the dog, which I do not think enhanced the book. The pictures in the book never changed from Homer laying on the porch. I think it could have been more interesting to see the little girl’s point of view while she was at the beach, or the parents’ point of view at the market. If the author showed the family looking at Homer, happily on the porch, then there would be more interest for the reading. I think the big message of the book, is be happy where you are and who you are with. Homer was very happy sitting on the porch, watching his family come and go, because he knew that even if he was not with them, he was still theirs.

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Homer was a story about how a dog lived with a lovely family and three other dogs right on the beach. His three dog siblings asked if Homer wanted to run in the yard and chase the ball, but Homer said NO. Then, a little girl had asked Homer if he wanted to go to the fields and pick out some

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flowers, Homer again said NO. Another girl, who seemed older had asked Homer if he wanted to go to the beach, he yet again said NO. His parents had asked Homer if he wanted to run to the market, and for the last time Homer had said NO again. His father had asked Homer if he was feeling okay. He had said yes because all he wanted to do was watch everyone he loved dearly do the things they enjoyed to do.

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A lovely picture book!

As both the humans and other dogs in his family set out one day, intent on various activities, Homer sits peacefully on the porch, turning down every invitation to join in. After a peaceful day spent observing the world, he welcomes canine and human family back, before coming inside for some

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kibble, and another rest. In the end, Homer has everything he needs, in the form of those he loves...

Having greatly enjoyed author/illustrator Elisha Cooper's Magic Thinks Big, about a cat who prefers dreaming of big things to doing them, I was almost guaranteed to appreciate Homer, which also features a family pet who likes to laze the day away. The text here is simple, and captures the sense of peace and restfulness of Homer's day, while the beautiful watercolor artwork depicts both our canine hero's repose and the active things his family like to do. Recommended to young dog lovers, or to anyone who has had an older canine companion.

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