This is a quirky one, for sure, and I can totally understand why some people would think it was completely ridiculous and/or inscrutable, but I think it's poetry that made me feel feelings and therefore I like it. My daughter and I read it together and we were both like, "What do you think it means?" and had a fun conversation about imagining ourselves as different things. I would really like for someone to set the text of this book to music.

PCS is absolutely capable of writing an excellent traditional story (see: [b:Every Dog in the Neighborhood|58989380|Every Dog in the Neighborhood|Philip C. Stead|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1635252766l/58989380._SX50_.jpg|92996502]) but I also like these quirky ones. If you've read [b:Ideas Are All Around|25332010|Ideas Are All Around|Philip C. Stead|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1454019851l/25332010._SX50_.jpg|45067879] you can guess that the Wednesday to whom this book is dedicated is the dog in that book and then it makes this one all the more meaningful. ( )

A very lyrical story of all the things you could be and have been. I loved the vocabulary, it uses a lot of movement and feeling words and words specific to certain animals. The art is very bright and flowing against white. ( )

What a delightful book to pass time away. A cute, non-sensical book with a lot of whimsy and possibility garnered with impossibility as well. Beginning with animals to that might be liked to own such as a drop of water on the shell of a turtle's back, a puddle for a bullfrog to leap into, and a welcoming umbrella that a large elephant can use to shelter a butterfly during a rain storm, are but a few of the things the author ruminates about what he might like to be.

But, mainly, he would like to be a window for a wise old dog to sit on the windowsill that provides a lovely view for a wise older dog. Then, the author waxes philosophically about being a bumblebee, a honeybee, a whale, the sun shining down on the thick coat of a buffalo, or perhaps tall grass that shelters three little fawns and protects them as their momma looks own with love.

But, in the end, the choice remains to be a wise, contented dog who looks out on all the items seen through the window both joyfully and free.

Three and 1/2 Stars ( )

Sweet and perfect for storytime. I love the first two illustrations before the title page: of the gray dog at the window with a bird singing and snow falling, then the red bird singing in the snow; and the owl in the oak tree hollow; and the deer and her triplets. Minimal, questioning, imaginary prose blends perfectly with the gentle watercolors. ( )