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I, Cosmo

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I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak

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By Carlie Sorosiak

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The story of one dog’s attempt to save his family, become a star, and eat a lot of bacon.

Cosmo’s family is falling apart.

And it’s up to Cosmo to keep them together.

He knows exactly what to do.

There’s only one problem.

Cosmo is a Golden Retriever.

Wise, funny, and filled with warmth and heart, this is Charlotte’s Web meets Little Miss Sunshine: a moving, beautiful story, with a wonderfully unique hero, from an incredible new voice in middle grade fiction – perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Kate DiCamillo.

""This gem has all the warmth and joy of Homeward Bound, and is making me want to get a golden retriever immediately."" – Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper’s Island

""Cosmo’s narration combines wit, heart, stubbornness, and a grouchy dignity, all ably tugging at funny bones and heartstrings alike."" – Kirkus (starred review)

""I adored this, a genuine feel-good delight with the most lovable animal narrator I’ve read in ages."" – Fiona Noble, The Bookseller

""Like any good dog, Cosmo is so funny, friendly, and loyal that he quickly became a dear friend, so much so that when I finished reading the book, I missed hearing his voice and picturing his shaggy face. Come back, Cosmo!"" – Jim Gorant, author of the New York Times bestseller The Lost Dogs

Reviews

07 Aug 2024

This book was brilliant and I would recommend it to readers of all ages. It is beautifully written in the perspective of a dog a golden retriever by the name of Cosmo and incorporates the many thoughts, feelings and injustices in the surprisingly complicated life of a dog. This book is heartwarming and at moments thrilling.

04 Jun 2024

Such a lovely story, so wish I could train my own dogs to dance.

03 Apr 2024

A hilarious and heartwarming story.

31 Jul 2023

I really enjoyed this book

15 Jul 2023

Cosmo the dog must save his human family.

01 Dec 2022

Cosmo, a dog of charm, character and cookies. He loves his young owner, Max, doggedly and is always there for him.
But when Max's family begins to fall apart, Cosmo doesn't know how to make things better again.

So he dances.

17 Aug 2022

It’s about a dog who has to keep his family together and he enters a dog show to go into a movie and when they they tried hard enough they did it and their family stayed together

20 Jul 2022

Very emotional and was written with heart

18 Jul 2022

This book was absolutely amazing, I loved it!
I loved the bond that max and cosmo had when they were together. I love cosmos spirit!
I would definitely recommend this book.

08 Jul 2022

Amazing story.It was heartfelt and has émotion on every sentence

17 Mar 2022

Really good

09 Jan 2022

I liked I Cosmo because it was told in Cosmos point of view and he made it funny. I also like Max for not giving up on the dancing competition. I laughed a lot when Cosmo thought the sheepdog was his enemy. And my favourite bit was that Cosmo loved to dance!

26 Dec 2021

I think it's a lovely book filled with adventures, happy times and sad times.
My favourite character is Uncle Reggie because I love how he wants to help Max and Cosmo all the time. I would definitely recommend this book to someone else.

29 Nov 2021

I really like this book and I would recomend it to people who like dogs and dancing, but the reason I liked it was because it was told by a dog and it was funny.When I had gotten half way through I took a break, and then I started reading again and it was just as good.

27 Aug 2021

I have really enjoyed reading this book. It is about a dog called Cosmo and his family aren’t getting on very well. Mum and dad are fighting with is making their two children really upset and it is up to Cosmo to make it right again. This is book is fiction and the main character Cosmo the golden retriever is my favourite character because he is so brave and determined to set things right. This is why I rate this book five stars.

03 Aug 2021

I think that this book inspires you to carry on going in tough times and to follow your dreams. I really enjoyed reading this book. I recommend this to people who love dogs and dancing.

30 Jul 2021

This was a lovely read. It was from the point of view of Cosmo, who is a Golden Retriever. He thinks it's his responsibility to look after and help his family. Mum and Dad aren't getting along. Cosmo does his bestbto help. I enjoyed this book.

01 Jul 2021

I think this is a great book if you have a dog but even without it is great.

21 Apr 2021

My favourite character was Cosmo and I liked how he got blind but was ok. It has a lot of surprising events and that is good.It is a sweet book and if your going through hard times it cheers you up.
Even though the parents get divorced it is a happy ending for everyone and that is unexpected.
I would recommend this to people 8,9 or over.

23 Oct 2020

I loved this heartwarming book about a golden retriever's life. My favourite character is Max as he is smart and loves Cosmo.

07 Oct 2020

A wonderful book about friendship between Cosmo, the dog and his human. A great book for dog fans!

14 Sep 2020

It was a very funny book and I loved it especially because it was about dogs

06 Sep 2020

It was a story about a boy having difficulties and thinking that everything was going to go wrong. Everything turned out ok in the end and it had a good ending.

01 Sep 2020

The book presents us a story about the friendship between a boy and his dog, a golden retriever named Cosmo.
I think Cosmo is a really lucky dog because he had visit lots of places with his family.
I really liked this book and I will recommend it to others. It is very interesting and has a beautiful story and adventures.

31 Aug 2020

It is quite a nice book and a nice storyline.
I do not know who is my favourite character in the story.
To me I felt the story was the family was breaking apart .
I would recommend it to another friend .

27 Aug 2020

A golden retriever called Cosmo is trying to keep his family together by doing a dance completion.

25 Aug 2020

Even though im not a fan of dogs,this was a heartbreaking story to me and i really wanted to cry!

25 Aug 2020

amasing so cute!!!

24 Aug 2020

i felt like i was part of the story. i loved how it was based on a real life situation, but instead of the story being told by a human, it was told by the dog.

14 Aug 2020

I love this book because it is about a dog called Cosmo who is a golden retriever. When the parents keep arguing they decide to divorce but Cosmo saves the family and brings them back together again.

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