Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
Graphix (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 240 pages
Description
George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the cat.
User reviews
LibraryThing member bookappeal
No surprise, it's funny. Illustrations are sharp and colorful and add to the humor. The spelling errors still bug me!
LibraryThing member paula-childrenslib
Those who liked captain underpants will like this book. Those who have not read CP could start with this!
LibraryThing member RLeiphart
This is the adventure of Dog Man, the next series from the author of the Captain Underpants series. This comic adventure starts out with a disastrous accident which results in an operation that combines the head of a dog with the body of a policeman. "He" becomes a crime-fighting hero, with his
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arch enemy being Petey the Cat. I am not a fan of the bathroom humor and crude jokes and drawings, but many students are, which makes this a popular book. If you are a proponent of "reading is reading", then you won't mind when your kiddos bring this book home! The colorful illustrations and easy text are just right for reluctant readers. Show Less
LibraryThing member DonnaMarieMerritt
A goofy GN that middle graders will love (by the author of Captain Underpants). It begins when a cop and his dog are dying (after a bomb blows up—I didn't much care for that considering terrorist attacks) and the only way to save them is to attach the dog's head to the man's body. It has
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everything from a giant vacuum that eats Dog Man to an evil mayor to invisibility sprays to robotic cops and "supa ears" and "weenie wars." At one point Petey (the villian cat) destroys all the books in the world "and people started getting really dumb." The examples were hilarious, although I think we could have done without the hand-held poop and drawing of a naked butt. (Some kids will want the book only for that page.) There are also pages you're supposed to flip back and forth to make it look like the cartoons are animated, but judging by those who checked out the book before me, that only seems to result in torn pages. Kids won't get it, but I laughed out loud at "Philly, don't be a gyro! Don't be a fool with your life!" A bonus: The last few pages show step-by-step instructions for drawing the main characters. (One more note: The misspellings were "cute"—e.g., "You reeka!" and "steak-out"—but since this book will most likely appeal to kids reading below grade level, it's not going to help improve their vocabulary or spelling, which is usually a benefit of independent reading choice.) Show Less
LibraryThing member Bill.Bradford
It takes a lot of talent to make a silly, fun kids story that truly encourages reading (and in later stories will encourage kids to read classical literature).
LibraryThing member eduscapes
DOG MAN is a new series of graphic novels for children by Dav Pilkey featuring a dog-headed police officer.
Like Captain Underpants who was created by George and Harold, Dog Man is an unusual superhero made by a pair of friends. In the first book, this “crime-biting canine” is created when a
Librarians will find a huge following for this hilarious new series. With endless jokes focusing on the relationship between dogs and cats, this new series will appeal to pet lovers along with fans of Captain Underpants.
Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic. ARC courtesy of the publisher.
Like Captain Underpants who was created by George and Harold, Dog Man is an unusual superhero made by a pair of friends. In the first book, this “crime-biting canine” is created when a
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police officer and his police dog are combined to save both lives. The resulting new superhero has some quirks, but he quickly gets to work capturing criminals like Petey the Cat and other evil doers. Two additional books including Unleashed and A Tale of Two Kittens explore stories featuring evil Petey the Cat. The latest addition to the series introduces Dog Man’s new sidekick Cat Kid. Together they become an effective crime fighting team.Librarians will find a huge following for this hilarious new series. With endless jokes focusing on the relationship between dogs and cats, this new series will appeal to pet lovers along with fans of Captain Underpants.
Published by Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic. ARC courtesy of the publisher.
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LibraryThing member ChelleBearss
Enjoyable and fun. My daughter liked Captain Underpants a little more but she was very exciting about the instruction in the back that show how to draw Dog Man and Petey.
LibraryThing member mvburns
awesome book!
LibraryThing member kmjanek
This book is the first book in the Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey. The story starts off with a behind the scenes look at George and Harold, who have been friends since kindergarten, and have been making comic books together. Dog Man was their first comic, but by 4th grade, they had moved on to making
Officer Knight and Greg the Dog are cops, who are not very good cops and always getting yelled at. They want to be heroic. Officer Knight is tough, but not very smart. Greg is smart, but his dog body holds him back. Petey wants to eliminate them because they might try to be heroic working as a team. Petey makes a bomb and Officer Knight and Greg are hurt. The only way to save them is by attaching Greg’s head to Officer Knights body. The surgery is successful and now Dog Man is the best cop ever. As the story goes on, Dog Man still gets yelled at because he does some dog-like things. But he is determined to be a hero. In the following chapters, there is some silliness, some hot dogs, lots of slobber and lots of good intentions. Evil is thwarted.
I think this book will appeal to a large range of readers. I think this book is the perfect book for kids who say they do not like to read. I think it will take readers who have been labelled "struggling" feel like they can read a book. It will engage readers from both the visual and artistic aspects because it is a graphic novel. I think it will make kids who like to doodle in school feel like what they like to do is valuable. It will connect students who get in trouble at school with the author and make them feel like they are not alone. Every school library should have the whole series in their library. They will be widely circulated between the students who say they love to read and students who say they are not readers. Having heard Dav Pilkey speak about his challenges with school and with being assigned various labels, I can see where that influences his work in this book. For example, the teacher letter getting Harold and George in trouble for not following the directions exactly. There are students who need to connect with these stories. As educators, if we truly want to give readers a choice in their reading material, we will allow students to read this book. Some of the challenging vocabulary in this book is accompanied by visuals that readers will be able to infer meaning from. This book is quite lengthy, so readers will feel accomplished by getting through a longer chapter book. This book is also just fun. There is nothing wrong with reading a book for pure enjoyment. If you don’t already have this book in your elementary or middle school library, you should get it right away! It also makes for a good gift.
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Captain Underpants. Then they got nostalgic and wanted to go back to more simpler times with Dog Man.Officer Knight and Greg the Dog are cops, who are not very good cops and always getting yelled at. They want to be heroic. Officer Knight is tough, but not very smart. Greg is smart, but his dog body holds him back. Petey wants to eliminate them because they might try to be heroic working as a team. Petey makes a bomb and Officer Knight and Greg are hurt. The only way to save them is by attaching Greg’s head to Officer Knights body. The surgery is successful and now Dog Man is the best cop ever. As the story goes on, Dog Man still gets yelled at because he does some dog-like things. But he is determined to be a hero. In the following chapters, there is some silliness, some hot dogs, lots of slobber and lots of good intentions. Evil is thwarted.
I think this book will appeal to a large range of readers. I think this book is the perfect book for kids who say they do not like to read. I think it will take readers who have been labelled "struggling" feel like they can read a book. It will engage readers from both the visual and artistic aspects because it is a graphic novel. I think it will make kids who like to doodle in school feel like what they like to do is valuable. It will connect students who get in trouble at school with the author and make them feel like they are not alone. Every school library should have the whole series in their library. They will be widely circulated between the students who say they love to read and students who say they are not readers. Having heard Dav Pilkey speak about his challenges with school and with being assigned various labels, I can see where that influences his work in this book. For example, the teacher letter getting Harold and George in trouble for not following the directions exactly. There are students who need to connect with these stories. As educators, if we truly want to give readers a choice in their reading material, we will allow students to read this book. Some of the challenging vocabulary in this book is accompanied by visuals that readers will be able to infer meaning from. This book is quite lengthy, so readers will feel accomplished by getting through a longer chapter book. This book is also just fun. There is nothing wrong with reading a book for pure enjoyment. If you don’t already have this book in your elementary or middle school library, you should get it right away! It also makes for a good gift.
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LibraryThing member bookwyrmm
Stupid fun for reluctant readers.
LibraryThing member AlbaArango
It surprised me.
I put off reading this book because it just did not appeal to me. A superhero with the body of a human and the head of a dog? And yet, the books are immensely popular. So I gave it a shot. A few pages in, and I was hooked! The book tells the adventures of Dog Man, the world’s most
What I liked: absolutely everything. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and imaginative. The characters are fun and unique. The stories are positively silly and absolutely entertaining. Plus, there are some “flip-o-rama” pages where the reader gets to flip the page back-and-forth to see the characters do some action. (so fun)
What I didn’t like: nothing really. There is a bit of poor grammar, but it makes sense as the story is being “written” by a little kid.
Overall, an absolute delight.
5 out of 5 stars
I put off reading this book because it just did not appeal to me. A superhero with the body of a human and the head of a dog? And yet, the books are immensely popular. So I gave it a shot. A few pages in, and I was hooked! The book tells the adventures of Dog Man, the world’s most
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greatest cop. (I won’t give away how he becomes Dog Man, because that is a fun part of the story.) I would HIGHLY recommend this book for all 6-8 year old kids (especially boys) who are reluctant readers, and all kids in general. (and adults like me)What I liked: absolutely everything. The illustrations are bright, colorful, and imaginative. The characters are fun and unique. The stories are positively silly and absolutely entertaining. Plus, there are some “flip-o-rama” pages where the reader gets to flip the page back-and-forth to see the characters do some action. (so fun)
What I didn’t like: nothing really. There is a bit of poor grammar, but it makes sense as the story is being “written” by a little kid.
Overall, an absolute delight.
5 out of 5 stars
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Checked this out just because it seems to be so popular with the kiddies at the library, and I can certainly see how the wild energy and dumb scatological humor would appeal to them. Doesn't do much for me, though I am impressed by the unexpected darkness of Dog Man's origin and spent way too much
Best part: cameos by Pilkey's Big Dog and Little Dog. I read those board books to my daughter hundreds of times and never ever tired of them.
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time doing the Flip-E-Rama pages. I worry this might grow on me if I tried a second volume.Best part: cameos by Pilkey's Big Dog and Little Dog. I read those board books to my daughter hundreds of times and never ever tired of them.
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LibraryThing member snickel63
This was very nostalgic for me to read because I grew up reading Captain Underpants by the same author. This book mentioned Captain Underpants as a nod to the original series. Dog Man is cure and an easy read for reluctant readers.
LibraryThing member MaowangVater
Four tales of delightfully silly crime fighting as police hound/human hybrid Dog Man fights the evil genius of Petey the Cat. (Could this be Batman v. Catwoman as imagined by the scatological humor of two impudent first grade boys? – Who cares! It’s full color fun filled with Flip-O-Rama that
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proves that justice and reading always triumph over evil and ignorance! Show Less
LibraryThing member librisissimo
Okay for the target audience of middle-schoolers, but I don't see much value in giving them printed examples of the bad grammar and spelling that we should be trying to cure them of using.
LibraryThing member fionaanne
I’m always slightly conflicted about how much I enjoy Dav Pilkey’s work. It’s funny and engaging and definitely a hit with reluctant readers but the misspelling bugs me on a visceral level. That being said, I am increasingly of the opinion that we should adopt “laffs” as the official
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LibraryThing member drmom62
First half of the book was a four and the second half was a one
Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2018)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2019)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2021)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2019)
3 Apples Book Award (Winner — Children — 2022)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2017)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2016)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2016-08-30
Physical description
240 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0545581605 / 9780545581608