Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, written by Dav Pilkey, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Summary: This is book #3 in the Dog Man series and a play on A Tale of Two Cities. Petey the Cat is up to no good once again. He is out of jail and continues plotting his world domination. He has a cloning mishap and creates a totally cute and adorable kitty version of himself. This kitty is super friendly and the opposite of Petey. During this time, Dog Man is involved in an accident with a chain of events that ends with Flippy, the telekinetic and super strong fish, creating an army of demonic Beasty Buildings. George and Harold are “totally mature” at this point, but their dialogue and drawings are similar to their previous work.

Straight Talk for Librarians: This book is a must purchase for all Dog Man fans. I think overall this series enjoys a wide circulation at all school libraries and you can’t be missing number three from the series. Kids will enjoy the artwork, the dialogue, and the fliporama. The back of this book contains real pictures of readers reading to their dogs. I think that is a great inspiration for all readers to read to their pets. There is a companion website that fans are aware of and enjoy. There is a lot of evidence pointing to reluctant readers becoming enthusiastic readers because of these books. Dav Pilkey has a personal message for readers in the author’s note as he identifies with being labeled a struggling reader. Young readers will learn new vocabulary from the dialogue and will probably recommend this series to their friends.