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The ninth great Dog Man adventure from the worldwide
bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. You'll howl with
laughter!
The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in
the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going
to need his entire pack to help…

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1 author picked Grime and Punishment as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Dav Pilkey’s Dogman series is full of silly humor that we all love to laugh and groan at.

The idea of a dog and a policeman being ‘Frankensteined’ together to create the ultimate crime fighter is something that young readers completely accept without any queasy afterthought. While the rest of us might squirm at the idea of stitching together a dog’s head on a headless policeman, Dav Pilkey manages to make the grotesque incredibly funny and heartwarming.

The illustrations are full of movement and humor and young readers will love the Flip-o-rama section which includes interactive pages where you get…

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