Ages 6+1-min guideHumorGraphic novel
Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Good fitA great fit for most kids 6 and up. Silly, colorful and made for kids who say they don’t like reading. Lots of cartoon action and potty humor.
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What it’s about
When a police officer and his dog are hurt, doctors sew the dog’s head onto the officer’s body, and Dog Man is born. He fights the villain Petey, a cat, in short comic-strip chapters.
The ending
What might come up
Cartoon violenceSomeExplosions, fights and villains, all slapstick.
Potty humorSomePoop, farts and gross jokes.
Misspellings on purposeSomeWritten as if by two kids, with invented spelling.
LanguageNone
RomanceNone
Scary momentsNone
Why kids like it
It’s a comic book, it’s gross, and you can flip the pages to animate the fights.
Free printable quiz
- 1How does Dog Man get his dog head?
- 2Who is Dog Man’s enemy?
- 3Who writes the Dog Man comic in the story?
- 4What is 'Flip-O-Rama'?
Read it, then watch it
Read the book first, then watch it together and talk about what changed.
