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adrianasturalvarez's review against another edition
4.0
Certainly the most emotional Dog Man volume so far. Dav continues to expand on the central arc of redemption in Petey's storyline by linking the ex-supervillain's ability to recognize good (that still small voice) to the love he felt from his mother before she passed. I'm not going to admit I got teary at the end of this but I will say my son was more interested in which comic panel was repeated on the back of the book than the message of eternal love conveyed between its pages. He still enjoyed it but I believe Pilkey sort of left him behind midway through and started writing to the parents reading the book.
Not to say I don't think these books are terrific (they are). It leaves plenty for my little reader to discover later when he inevitably re-reads them.
Not to say I don't think these books are terrific (they are). It leaves plenty for my little reader to discover later when he inevitably re-reads them.
ricksilva's review against another edition
4.0
So, as it turned out, Dog Man: Grime and Punishment was not the end of the series. This new installment includes a romantic subplot between Chief and Nurse Lady, a bit more about Petey's mother (hence the title), giant evil animated sippy cups, lots of malic acid, and some references to the first law of thermodynamics. Oh, and poop jokes. Lots of poop jokes, because apparently the series had not actually moved beyond poop humor so much as to take a brief scenic detour away from it.
As with most of the more recent Dog Man books, the serious stuff here was quite well done, and never felt like it slowed things down or weighed things down. The bathroom humor has never been a favorite of mine, but my son (13 now) still finds it hilarious. The main source of much of this was Molly the psychokinetic tadpole, who is Lil' Petey's best friend, which seemed a bit weird because this wasn't an aspect of her character in previous appearances.
I did feel like this relied a bit too much on tropes and gimmicks from previous installments, while not adding too much to the longer-term plotlines. That being said, it was still cute fun, with several really great jokes.
As with most of the more recent Dog Man books, the serious stuff here was quite well done, and never felt like it slowed things down or weighed things down. The bathroom humor has never been a favorite of mine, but my son (13 now) still finds it hilarious. The main source of much of this was Molly the psychokinetic tadpole, who is Lil' Petey's best friend, which seemed a bit weird because this wasn't an aspect of her character in previous appearances.
I did feel like this relied a bit too much on tropes and gimmicks from previous installments, while not adding too much to the longer-term plotlines. That being said, it was still cute fun, with several really great jokes.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
5.0
I think this is my favorite of the series so far. The three poop-themed songs pushed over the edge in the best way possible.
danieljoseph's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rwims's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Dogman called to the rescue to help our his friends when things of wrong and his friends are in danger. In this story we learn why petey turned to crime
meagfrantik's review against another edition
5.0
Petey: “I guess we don’t have a choice. We just lost everything.”
Cat Kid: “Well, not everything. We still have love... and love lasts forever, right, Papa?”
Petey: “Forever and ever!”
You can’t, not love these books. I won’t be told otherwise. ❤️
Cat Kid: “Well, not everything. We still have love... and love lasts forever, right, Papa?”
Petey: “Forever and ever!”
You can’t, not love these books. I won’t be told otherwise. ❤️