Like Captain Underpants he is hypnotized by Crunky and Bub to be Commander Cupcake every time he hears danger. This is the tenderest of the Dog Man stories, as Petey grows in his role as a parent. George and Harold have also grown in the maturity of their themes and their spelling :)

Dog Man was created when a cop and his police dog were hurt in an accident. The cop's head was dying and the dog's body was dying, which prompted a nurse to come up with the idea to sew the dog's head onto the cop's body. They did and Dog Man was created. He immediately became an elite crime fighter, the best officer on the police force. The problem is that Dog Man has some of the mannerisms of a dog, which hampers his ability to be effective. The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Este es el segundo libro de Dav Pilkey que leo. Me ha gustado más el otro libro de Club de Cómics de 🐱 . Es más divertido el otro (con esa literal estaba que me moría de risa) . Este no me ha hecho reír tanto como el otro . Lo que sí es que este libro me ha conmovido más que el otro libro. I really love how Dav Pilkey is capable of hammering the reader over the head with his message and it still doesn't FEEL like he's doing that. I particularly liked the final point that we should do good because it's the right thing to do and not because we want credit. Petey's relationship with his father did a great job of showing that sometimes cutting out toxic family members is the right and healthy thing to do, and it's okay to not want to reconnect with someone who treated you poorly, even if that person is family.The following versions of the books were used to create this study guide: Pilkey, Dave, Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls and Dog Man: Fetch-22. Scholastic Inc. New York, New York, 2019. Kindle AZW file. Dog Man's friends include the Chief, a reporter named Sarah Hatoff and her poodle Zuzu, and Lil' Petey. Lil' Petey is a kitten who was created when a villainous cat named Petey tried to clone himself. Lil' Petey is good and he has a positive effect on the other characters. In the graphic novel titled For Whom the Ball Rolls, Dog Man's inability to focus causes problems and Lil' Petey sets out to help him learn to focus. Lil' Petey bathes Dog Man each time he is distracted by a ball, which eventually makes Dog Man become afraid of balls. When an evil villain named Dr. Scum realizes that Dog Man is now afraid of balls, Dr. Scum creates robotic balls that do his stealing for him. Dog Man hides while Dr. Scum's robots wreak havoc on the city, stealing everything from diamonds to whoopee cushions.

But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Dog Man has a problem with distractions -- like balls. His Supa Buddies do some behavioral therapy just before Dr. Scum (remember him from Book 1?) creates an army of Burgle Balls. Will they take over the city while Dog Man hides? Not if Lil' Petey has anything to say about it. Meanwhile, Petey gets a pardon and takes Lil' Petey to live with him. When Lil' Petey finds out he has a grandpa and recruits 80HD to find him. Will Grandpa be a mud guy or a stars guy? (See quote below.) This is yet another clever installment of one of my favorite graphic novel series. George and Harold know how to entertain a reader!I quite liked the addition of the new characters in this and the story was an improvement compared to the last couple of books in the series. Crunky and Bub make him a cupcake superhero called Commander Cupcake. He somehow then escaped Cat Jail without any trouble and captured all of the FLEAS. He can also be very annoying. Because of that, he is the third most disliked character in Dog Man, behind Li’l Petey and Molly, who are also very annoying especially when they are together because they sing very annoying and unfunny songs in book 10. Big Jim often will try to make Petey and Grampa laugh, though he is never funny. He appears to not be very bright, doing many things that are annoying. He is also blubbery, and will burst into tears if someone yells at him.

Kid comic creators George Beard and Harold Hutchins (now with added maturity!) are thrilled to present readers with the next installment of their co-written graphic-novel series. God. I love Dav Pilkey. I think he has single-handedly gotten a generation of reluctant readers engaged in books. Captain Underpants is hilarious but Dog Man is even better! Pilkey knows he has a following and that lots of kids are obsessed with Dog Man and he uses his platform to promote really great messages and themes. The theme of this book is “Do Good.” I just love that! It’s even more awesome because it doesn’t come across in a preachy way.

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Somewhat torn with this review. Read them during tutoring. The student loved them and couldn't get enough. His growing love of reading was a direct result of this series. I really didn't care for them (maybe because I am a female) but continued reading because they developed a love of reading for my 8 yr old male pupil and isn't that the reason for literature. We may not all have the same taste but we need to appreciate and respect other people's choices. Li'l Petey finds his grandpa because he thinks that may be Petey misses his dad. But the grandpa doesn't turn out to be the best person. Meanwhile, Dr. Scum terrorises the city and the supa buddies and Petey team up to take care of Dr. Scum and his evil robotic army. This book draws clear distinction between feelings and action: you need more than good intentions to be a decent person. In an argument between Li'L Petey and his grandfather, the old cat claims he never felt love for Petey a day in his life. "Love isn't just something you feel," Li'L Petey tells him. "Love is something you do!" Powerful words from a perceptive youngster. You can't force yourself to feel affection for someone, but you can dutifully protect and provide for them as though you felt love. In the end, how you treat them is more important than what you felt while doing it. Things might have turned out differently had Petey's father grasped this years ago. Li'L Petey encourages Dog Man in a similar vein when he finds our hero hiding in a trash can, terrified of Dr. Scum's Burgle Balls. Li'L Petey assures Dog Man he's a "good boy," but, "that doesn't mean very much. Look around. This city is filled with good people...but none of them are doing anything! It's not enough to just be good. We gotta do good! Even if things get scary!" Being a hero requires that you stand up to evil when you're afraid, risking your safety to do good, and Dog Man's record of heroism is why we love and admire him. The relationship between Petey and Lil' Petey continues to evolve during the second novel of this set, titled Dog Man: Fetch-22. Petey is now officially one of the good guys and embraces his role as Lil' Petey's dad. Petey's father, known throughout this guide as Grampa, is in jail as this novel opens, having stolen all the stuff from Petey's Secret Laboratory. Lil' Petey has also made an important discovery. The Supa Brain Dots, which were a main part of the story line of a previous novel of this series, actually cause “supa anger.” That explains why Flippy the fish became a villain in a previous novel. Lil' Petey's research prompts Flippy to be released from jail. Based On The Book, Dog Man: Fetch-22, Big Jim has a secret escape which Petey And Grampa only know.