My Dog is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: A Simile Art Project
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Posted on February 26, 2008

At the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year, the Riverside Reads staff (The Riverside Consolidated School grade 3 class) created simile writing / art projects using My Dog is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits by Hanoch Piven as a model.  The students had a great time with it and it was a great way to get back into the swing of things after a long summer.

About the Book
How do you draw your smelly dog? Your playful daddy? Your yummy mommy? See how one girl does it in this simple, clever picture book that's comprised of family portraits made out of objects. For example, her baby brother is so noisy—he's as loud as a whistle, a horn, and even a fire truck!—that she creates a picture of him with whistles for eyes, a horn mouth, and holding a fire truck. After the girl has described everyone in her family, (including herself, in great detail) she asks, "What does your special family look like?" encouraging readers to create their own portraits.  (from the Random House website)

Zackery

I am as sharp as a pencil.

I am as juicy as a blackberry.

I am as a bendy as a paperclip.

I am as pretty as a princes.

Taylor

I am pretty as a princess.

I am as sweet as sugar.

I am as smart as genius.

I sing like a bird…no I sing...

like an Ipod.

Ryan        

I am brave as a monkey.

I am cool as a ring.

I am big as an elephant.

I am crazy as a dog.

I am sleepy as a tiger.

Kyle.

I am as wild as a monkey.

I am as sharp as a knife.

I am as fast as a bike.

I am as skinny as a marker.

Darren

I am as big as a giant.

I am as small as a crumb.

I am as skinny as a nail.

I am as smart as a textbook.

Haley

I am as cool as a rockstar.

I am as pretty as a puppy.

I am as cool as a room.

Freddy     

I am as happy as a clam.

I am as cool as a car.

I am as lost as my bike.

I am as happy as playtime.

I am as wild as a dog.

I am as crazy as a class clown.

Danny

I am as lost as a paper clip.

I am as tired as a dog.

I am as funny as a clown.

I am as small as a tail.

I am as wild as a wolf.

I’m as small as a mouse.

I’m as pretty as a butterfly.

I am as scary as a witch.

I’m as sharp as a thumbtack.

Amanda

I am as cute as a butterfly.

I am as happy as  sun shine.

I am as silly as a slinky.

I am as smart as a scientist.

I am as sparkly as a star.

I am as cool as sun glasses.

 No.

 I am as cool as Hillary Duff!

Emma

I am as strong as a rock.

I am as cool as a cucumber.

I am as funny as a joker.

Sometimes I am as boring as homework.

I am as cute as a puppy.

Brandon

I am as cool as a necklace.

I am as loud as a gym.

I am as funny as a kite.

I am as crazy as a unicycle.

I am as strong as a weight.