This was a cute book, but nothing exceptional. Written from the perspective of the dogs, which was definitely unique, I didn't fall in love with it like I'd hoped to.

This was a pleasant, quick little read that opened my eyes to just how many different breeds of dogs there are, most of which I had no idea even existed. Going into this, I thought it was going to be a poetry collection in the same vein as Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, but surprisingly this was a much more practical take on the genre of animal-based poetry.

It’s simple enough that kids may find these poems enjoyable, but this didn’t offer up much of anything else I’m afraid.

This was such a lovely read. I’d recommend it to anyone who loves dogs like I do. It will stand up to repeat readings, and I look forward to dipping back in again in the future.

Thanks #NetGalley for the review copy of #TailsYouWin

This was a cute collection of silly poems about dogs from the first-person (first-dog?) perspective of each breed, but after the 3rd or 4th poem it all started kind of blending together because they felt so similar in all aspects. I think if this book were edited to have larger full-color drawings for each breed, it could make a great book for elementary-age children. For adults, it's an amusing concept but just gets too monotonous to be that enjoyable.

A collection for dog lovers! Loved how the poems described various dog breeds. I also liked the illustrations. The style felt a bit childish but it was still an okay collection!

Delightful Ditties For Dog Lovers....
A delightful collection of ditties for dog lovers. A plethora of dogs and a plethora of rhymes from the perspectives of the dogs themselves. Equally delightful hand drawn illustrations complete the package.

This book was so much fun! I'm a big dog lover, so reading through each poem was a joy. The author really captures each breed's unique and distinct traits and personalities, and I laughed and totally agreed when I came across poems about dogs that I've had in the past. (How accurate is that Springer Spaniel poem? And the Labrador one! Gold.)

While I didn't love all the poems, and some of the rhyming was a bit jarring, for the most part it was an enjoyable read, and I could see it sitting on the coffee table for guests to flick through and find the poems about the dogs they have. And probably agree with every word.

As someone of the canine persuasion, I jumped at the opportunity to read this entertaining collection of poems. I enjoyed how the personalities of some of the breeds came through. Some were not quite as clear.
I strongly believe the book would have benefited from pictures of each of the different breeds. It would have allowed for a more fluid read rather than the ‘stop and search google’ method I found myself using for breeds that I was unfamiliar with. I found it lacked some common breeds which perhaps may have fleshed it out some more.
In summary: A perfect bathroom read or coffee table book for the canine lover in your life.

Great idea and I’m sure some dog lovers will greatly enjoy the supposedly breed-specific poetry. I’m afraid I was a bit disappointed. Perhaps the author took on too many subjects...many of the selections seemed terribly weak.

'Tails You Win' is an adorable collection of poetry by Gill Rowe, all with a common theme - do9s!
It is the seventh book of original metric rhyming verse by Rowe and contains several beautiful illustrations. Each poem is told from the perspective of the dog described (eg a basset hound talking about himself) and are hilarious. I loved the drawings aswell which are all hand-drawn.
If you are a dog fan, then I absolutely recommend that you read this book.
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This book is a short read, with a dog of every (well almost every) breed coming on and telling a short poem about their own breed’s features. I’m the lucky furparent of a loving Labrador and I swear I can hear his voice as he tells how much he loves food. :D

To be honest, there were a few breeds I had never heard of but for most of the ones I knew, the poems did seem quite in character.

I’ll say I’m probably not the best judge of English poetry form, being that I speak French first, but I did really enjoy that book. Perfect fun gift for any dog lover!

A collection of humorous and witty poems "Tails You Win" is a fun way to spend your evening!

I would like to thank the publisher for giving me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Tails You Win is a collection of poems written from the perspective of different dog breeds, sorted alphabetically from A to Z, accompanied by illustrations of some of the breeds.

It's a cute enough concept, but I did have some issues with its execution...

First off, if there was ever a book in need of more illustrations, it's this one. I adore dogs but am useless with breed names (and that's before we even get to the various cross breeds mentioned here), so I spent as much time on Google Image Search as I did actually reading the poems. An illustration to go with each poem would have been much appreciated.

A second gripe is that I'm not quite sure who this book is aimed at. Most of the rhymes are simplistic and would thus seem to have been written for younger children, but then we're suddenly reading about collies being pleasured by labs, cueing me to clutch my pearls and do a lot of WTF-ing. I side-eyed other poems, too - there was a lot of stereotyping of "fighter breeds" going on, and did a Shih Tzu seriously just slut shame bikini-clad women in summer?!

Finally, although I didn't expect the poems themselves to be works of great poetic merit, I did expect the rhymes and rhythm to flow better than they did in a lot of them. Some of the poems were admittedly quite clever, but a fair few were rather clunky.

All in all, a creative idea that, sadly, could have been executed better.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to review this book. The book is a selection of poetry and each poem corresponds to a certain breed of dog. I loved the way it was written and I enjoyed reading this a lot! The verse form gave the information a bit more edge and made it much more fun and dynamic to read and I got to know about a lot of dog breeds that I didn’t know about before! If the author releases a similar collection about cats, I would be the first to buy! All in all, it was fresh reading poetry that doesn’t talk about love and loss and all these depressing things, but rather gives you a smile and makes you wanna get a dog if you don’t have one. This poem made me fall in love with Pointers and Vizslas and I hope to be able to have one someday.

I am a huge fan of cats. I do like dogs. But I was intrigued to see how this book would work - poetry about dogs. Very interesting concept - alphabetical order of dog breeds. I enjoyed the pictures when I wasn’t sure what dog breed it was and there was quite a few breeds I wasn’t even aware of. Quick and entertaining.

I was intrigued by the concept of this poetry collection and I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by it. I was in the mood for something fun that would make me smile and this collection certainly did that. Each poem in this collection address a different breed a dog (granted, not every breed is represented) and works through the alphabet.

Each poem's language and format is tailored to the breed as well, so a breed that may be more active and quick in mannerisms has a poem with short lines and quick paced stanzas. Breeds that are considered more regal or prim will have a different style.

All in all this was exactly what I needed and put a smile on my face.

If you are a dog lover you will love this book of poems about our best friends, dogs!! This book covers all different breads and each poem is tailored to their personality and special traits. Really sweet drawings of dogs accompany some of the poems.

I like poetry, and I love dogs. I seriously expected to love this collection of poems written from dogs perspectives. Each breed featured has it’s own tale/tail. Unfortunately the poems were not to my taste, they didn’t flow as I usually like. I enjoyed the novelty of having them rhyme, I don’t see a lot of that in the poems I read.

There were some clever stanzas and the illustrations were nice too. I really think some people will enjoy this book a lot, it just wasn’t my own preferred style.

Very short poetry collection. Intriguing in the form (the dog's perspective), cute words and nice things said about each breed. But that's all it is. Too short, too cute and polished, maybe. May be good for young (Young!) kids as an introduction to poetry but nothing more. Also, the format was real bad for reading on PC. Had a hard time with it! :(

Just a tad bit mad that there wasn't anything about German Shepherds but otherwise I think it's pretty informative in a fun way.