Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog (Stick Dog, #2) by Tom Watson

Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog (Stick Dog, #2) Reviews

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  [S] Bibliophage

  This 2nd book in the Stick Dog Series is much better than the first installment. The plans of Stick Dog's friends to steal those frankfurter are really hilarious. While reading this, I wonder if our dogs could think like that pack and we just could not discern their thoughts.
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  Melanie

  Read this book with the kids. We all loved it! The exercising bit had us rolling with laughter.
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  Ashlee Tominey

  The second Stick Dog book was another hit with my 3 year old. We listen in the car and sometimes during lunch if we are sick of each other ;)
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  Natalia D

  I read it a second time, I used to love these books in 5th grade😂 they weren’t as good now but that’s cuz I’m older ig
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  Krizia Anna

  My son's rating is 5/5 because it was funny and awesome.
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  Kathi Adams

  A cute and silly story.
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  Jack

  I really liked all the funny ways stick dog and his gang was to try and get the hot dogs from the hot dog stand.
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  Sidd M

  It was a really funny book with funny characters that have wild imaginations
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  Willemijn jufwillemijnopallstars

  Stick Dog leeft op straat samen met zijn vier vrienden: Poe-poe, Karen, Vullis en Streep. In het eerste hoofdstuk worden deze karakters nog eens aan je voorgesteld, waardoor het niet erg is om het eerste deel niet gelezen te hebben. Dit boek is dus makkelijk los te lezen.
  
  In het eerste boek waren de honden aan het azen op hamburgers, maar in dit boek zijn de hotdogs aan de beurt. In het park staat een kraampje: Peters Frankfurters. De honden hebben ieder hun eigen plan hoe ze Peter gaan afleiden om dan de hotdogs van het kraampje te stelen. Iedere hond doet een voorstel en soms proberen ze het en soms bespreken ze het alleen.
  
  Stick Dog is de slimme in dit verhaal. De andere honden komen een beetje dom over, maar zeggen wel hele grappige dingen. Ook ik moest een aantal keer hardop grinniken om grapjes. Naast de plannen van de honden, hebben ze ook een probleem, een vijand, namelijk een wasbeer.
  
  De boeken over Stick Dog lezen als een trein door de vormgeving van het boek. Het lijkt alsof het geschreven is in een schrift. Op bijna elke bladzijde staat ook wel een illustratie, dit zal kinderen zeker aanspreken.
  
  Stick Dog wil een hotdog is dus vooral een grappig boek over een groep honden die (absurde) plannetjes bedenken om hotdogs te stelen. Ziet er erg aantrekkelijk uit voor kinderen.
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  Chris

  So much funny, mostly in the form of the narrator's voice and Stick Dog's patient, diplomatic interactions with his four bumbling friends (he has . . . I guess you wouldn't say "people skills" but "dog skills"), to whom he is unfailingly loyal despite the ways they continually make it difficult for him to realize his single-minded goal of obtaining food. While Stick Dog has laser focus, a long attention span, a strong grasp of logic, and insight into the world of humans, his companions are entirely lacking in any and all of those qualities. So their plans for stealing yummy grub from Peter's frankfurter cart involve things like buying a helicopter at the helicopter store that they assume will be at the local mall on sale for a dollar or two, except they keep getting distracted by things like inchworms and accidentally abducted in laundry baskets. Their adventures and interactions entertained me on every page.
  
  Stick Dog is a master of tact. For example, upon hearing Mutt's outrageously inane plan:
  
  Stick Dog closed his eyes. "Umm."
  
  "Yeah?" said Mutt. He was very excited. It's great, isn't it?"
  
  "It is great," said Stick Dog, trying to let him down easy. "It's great in a sort of non-great way. Sort of. Umm, yeah."
  
  . . .
  
  This seemed to suddenly make sense to Mutt. "Not going to work?"
  
  "Oh, I'm not saying that at all," said Stick Dog. "But because there is just a sliver of doubt about its feasibility, maybe we should listen to some other ideas too."
  
  And, later, with Poo-Poo and his plan.
  
  Poo-Poo looked a little sad--and a little disappointed--when Stick Dog pointed out this flaw in his plan. Stick Dog saw this and added, "You know, Poo-Poo, that's a really sophisticated plan you came up with. [That idea] has probably never been considered before. You are, no doubt, the only creature on the planet who could come up with it."
  
  Young readers will, undoubtedly, not be nearly as gentle laughing at the silliness of the other dogs--though they might pick up a few hints from Stick Dog's example--and will get a kick out of out-thinking them and their schemes.
  
  Though it is entirely possible they might get a few ideas that parents and other adults aren't so thrilled about:
  
  The game the five dogs were playing is called BARK! And the game goes like this: Whenever something moves anywhere--a leaf in the wind, a bird flying by, a triceratops charging out of the forest--the first one to bark gets five points. The second one to bark gets four points, the third barker gets three points, and so on. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
  
  Whenever you see two or more dogs barking somewhere, odds are pretty good that they are playing this game.
  
  You should try it too. Get a friend or a sister or a brother or a grandpa and play. Hold real still and then as soon as something moves, bark real loud a couple of times. Keep score and everything. A couple of things to remember when you play this game: First, don't play it at school unless you want detention. Second, when you play this game, people are going to think you're crazy.
  
  Whichever approach readers take, rational or interactive, they'll have a good time.
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  Tiffany Acevedo

  When I read the 2nd book, which is this one, I was thrilled to finally read the 2nd one. The first one is good idea to read before this one since there are many references to the first book. I love to have a good laugh at Stick-Dog and his friends going on an adventure to get a nice juicy Hot Dog.
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  Sara

  Stick dog and his friends want a frankfurter also known as hot dog. The author just said there would be to much dog everywhere. Just to be clear they are dogs. That's probably why he is named stick dog... also because he is not drawn very good.
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  Laurali

  I didn't finish this book because it was weird.
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  Nathan C.

  The story “Stick Dog Wants A Hot Dog” by Tom Watson is about when Stick Dog and his friends gets a whiff of hot dogs is a cart, he knows they has to get some. Along with his stray dog friends a Dalmatian named Stripes, a Dachshund named Karen, a mutt named Mutt, and a Poodle named Poo-Poo. Stick Dog and his friends go on a quest to get some great smelling hot dogs. It’s not an easy heist to pull off. On the way, they get interrupted by a raccoon trying to get the hot dogs to, Karen gets kidnaped, and the plans to get the hot dogs are bad. Stick Dog’s friends are not very good at coming up with strategies to get the food. Using teamwork, patience, and skill, will Stick Dog guide them to get the hot dogs?
  The genre of the book “Stick Dog” by Tom Watson can be classified as fiction, adventure, fantasy. There is a multitude of books in the Stick Dog series. This book isn't that long, exactly 220 pages. It's a quick and easy read, geared toured a younger audience. I like this book, because of the way the doggos think. It can hold the attention for me, which is small than the IQ that I don't have. Meaning that it would hold the attention of a younger audience. There is a lot of action and comedy for everyone of all ages. The words are easy to read and understand so that readers won't get lost throughout the great adventure the dog go through. I liked that it had a decent plot, but I found it a little two close to the last book. The thing I didn't like about the story was that this book has pretty much the same plot as the last book making not know what be surprised about. They followed the rules of story making and the adventure was packed with a couple of great characters that will probably won't be used again. For example, in the last book there were characters that had given them food, and the one thing that they mentioned about them is the food they gave them. There was really a lot of style to this writing and this book is told in third person as seen from all the characters perspectives. My favorite character in this the book was still Stick Dog. Stick Dog is the main character in the book series. Stick Dog is a dog with a brain when he is in a group of people who usually don't listen and have not so great ideas. When he goes on an adventure with his friends, he goes out of his way to help of his friend learn to stop being stupid. He learns that humans are wimps, and be exploited for food to eat. “Do you think all that stuff was a human mating dance?” is my favorite line from the book, because it is the best joke a book could ever make about a human exercising. It made me laugh for days. I can relate to Poo-Poo, because he and I have an IQ of .37. I believe that this dog book is worth reading if you liked the first one and it's plot.
  
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  Joanne Roberts

  Sorry. I did not like this book at all and found it hard to read and endless. I understand the attraction of a slapstick, easy to read, almost comic-like series for reluctant readers. It probably feels good for kids to finish a 200-page book if they aren't normally book-kids. I can see some of the appeal for some kids—the kind of kids who love SpongeBob. I don't find the stick art charming. I think the cover is definitely approachable, but I don't agree with the theory that art that is cruder than a child can create himself makes the book less intimidating. The story has a definite arc. The main character definitely encounters obstacles as he tries to reach a goal. There are stakes and a ticking time-bomb. I liked how the author accepted the reader's intelligence by not spelling out every time the supporting characters were acting ludicrous. But I think the style of humor conversely insulted their intelligence. And I couldn't get past the narrator's continual breaking of the fourth wall. I understand why it is supposed to be funny, but it takes the route of satirizing fiction to grab the reader instead of simply writing great fiction. It reminds me of that idiot in grade school who would exaggerate and dramatize his book reports like a stand-up comedy routine. It wasn't about the book at all, and it didn't make anyone the least bit interested in it. It was all about making himself more popular and poking fun at the concept of reading or fiction or book reports.
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  D Curtis

  Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog by Tom Watson was very funny and adventurous. I have read the first stick dog and both books have familiar problems. Tom Watson did a great job of not only describing the scene very well, but giving pictures so the readers can know what the scene looked like. I love these kind of holiday books because they are very fun to read and this book was funny. This book was about Stick Dog and his friends once again trying to get food from humans. Last time the6y wanted hamburgers this time they wanted hot dogs. In the book they go threw many challenges and obstacles to get hot dogs such as raccoons, coming up with a plan, and obviously humans. At the end of the story they come up with a solution and all is well. I recommend this book to any one who like comedy and adventure.
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  Michael Franco

  Stick Dog: Wants a hot dog
  
  A funny book by Tom Watson, he has shown friendship during the book with Poo-Poo, Karen, Mut, Stripes, and Stick Dog. the story starts off by introducing Stick Dogs friends. His four friends make a plan to steal some hot dogs. The closer they get closer to getting a hot dog they meet a team of racoons that want hot dogs too. Also, their plans were not so good. They come up with a plan that they will be stacked on each other and act like a ghost while the raccoons are hiding in a tree where the cart is. Peter the hot dog guy saw the white laundry sheet and went to go see. When he goes to the dogs he thinks its a ghost and gets attacked by the dogs. Then they stole all the hot dogs. The End
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  Sarah Gutzwiller

  Oh Stick Dog... the newest character in my 5 year old daughter's play repertoire. TOM WATSON has written an absolutely fabulous series that has managed to get my daughter to pivot from Paw Patrol, Lady and the Tramp, and 101 Dalmatians. (Finally!)
  STICK DOG WANTS A HOTDOG follows Stick Dog as he and his friends, Poo-Poo, Stripes, Mutt, and Karen are on the search, yet again, for food. This time in the form of a frankfurter.
  This book is witty, creative, and down-right hilarious. It had both me and my daughter cracking up. On to Book 3!
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  Cristina Di Matteo

  Stick Dog vuole un hot dog è un libro meraviglioso, l’avventura di un cane simpaticissimo e dei suoi birbanti amici. Suddiviso in 9 capitoli brevi, la storia è narrata con il solito humor dell’autore, già visto nel primo libro (la recensione qui Il diario di Stick Dog. Una storia bellissima disegnata così così) un cane che vive liberamente, insieme ai suoi amici tontoloni che fanno morire dal ridere nel tentativo di arraffare hot dog e soddisfare finalmente la loro inesauribile fame.
  https://ilmondodichri.com/il-diario-d...
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  Daniel K

  I loved this amazing story of how stick dog and his friends got hungrier than ever and tried to get some frankfurters (hotdogs)! They tried everything they could and in the end, they got more than enough frankfurters than they could eat. Also, stick dog and his four friends beat the raccoon team to the frankfurters.
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  Sarita

  Super funny. But I have a complaint: I read this book along with my reluctant reader and the chapters are way to loooooong! They feel never ending. Having short chapters would have made the book much more accessible. Especially for kids who need to approach a book in small bites.
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  Shellie

  Clearly there's a patter here and it's probably a good one - listening, leadership, problem solving, teamwork.
  It all makes me smile, he's a pretty clever author.