Book cover for Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, English edition

Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls

Dav Pilkey Dog Man series · volume 7
  • Age 6–10 years
  • Reading level We read together, Just starting to read alone, Reads alone but tires easily
  • Language RO
Animals Adventure Graphic novels Humor

A giant and mysterious ball turns the city upside down, and Dog Man and Cat Kid must save it.

Where to find it?

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Recommended age
6–9 years listening · 7–10 years alone
Reading level
We read together, Just starting to read alone, Reads alone but tires easily…
Pages
To be filled from the verified edition
Illustrations
Lots · short chapters
Categories
friendship, absurd, fast-paced
Reading time
Not yet estimated
Edition language
RO
Verified product link
Not yet
Humor Lots
Suspense A few
Scary elements None
Amount of text A few

Why your child might like it

  • Combines humor with an easy-to-follow story in comic book format
  • Suitable for children who love series with recurring characters

What parents need to know

Storytelling
Very short chapters
Reading difficulty
We read together, Just starting to read alone, Reads alone but tires easily
Varied vocabulary with a few new words
Text density
Little text on the page
Illustrations
Frequent illustrations, almost a picture book
Humor and pace
Humor carries the whole story
A bit of tension, quickly resolved
Emotional intensity
No scary scenes

Dog Man series

Recommended reading order. The list of volumes is currently being verified.
The entire series

Vol. 7 of 10

  1. 1 Book cover for Dog Man by Dav Pilkey Dog Man In the catalog
  2. 2 Dog Man: Unleashed In the catalog
  3. 3 Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties In the catalog
  4. 4 Dog Man and Cat Kid In the catalog
  5. 5 Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas In the catalog
  6. 6 Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild In the catalog
  7. 7 Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Current page
  8. 8 Dog Man: Fetch-22 In the catalog
  9. 9 Dog Man: Grime and Punishment In the catalog
  10. 10 Dog Man: Mothering Heights In the catalog

English edition

  • Edition cover: Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, English edition Original edition Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Graphix (Scholastic) · 2019 · ISBN 978 1 3382 3659 0 Cover source: openlibrary cover_i 8754143 Information being verified

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About the author

Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator, born in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington. As a child he had dyslexia and ADHD, and the character Captain Underpants was born while he sat at a desk in the school hallway. He is the author of the Captain Underpants and Dog Man series and received a Caldecott Honor in 1997. Other books by the author

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