Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #7): Volume 7

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I also love the references to classic literature. This installment of the series makes me want to go read Hemingway. How amazing is it that a children’s book can do that?!? I really love how Dav Pilkey is capable of hammering the reader over the head with his message and it still doesn't FEEL like he's doing that. I particularly liked the final point that we should do good because it's the right thing to do and not because we want credit. Petey's relationship with his father did a great job of showing that sometimes cutting out toxic family members is the right and healthy thing to do, and it's okay to not want to reconnect with someone who treated you poorly, even if that person is family.

When Grampa calls Li'l Petey a "jabberjaw", it is a reference to the Hanna-Barbera character of the same name. What do you get from sewing the head of a smart dog onto the body of a tough police officer? A new superhero from the incorrigible creator of Captain Underpants.This book draws clear distinction between feelings and action: you need more than good intentions to be a decent person. In an argument between Li'L Petey and his grandfather, the old cat claims he never felt love for Petey a day in his life. "Love isn't just something you feel," Li'L Petey tells him. "Love is something you do!" Powerful words from a perceptive youngster. You can't force yourself to feel affection for someone, but you can dutifully protect and provide for them as though you felt love. In the end, how you treat them is more important than what you felt while doing it. Things might have turned out differently had Petey's father grasped this years ago. Li'L Petey encourages Dog Man in a similar vein when he finds our hero hiding in a trash can, terrified of Dr. Scum's Burgle Balls. Li'L Petey assures Dog Man he's a "good boy," but, "that doesn't mean very much. Look around. This city is filled with good people...but none of them are doing anything! It's not enough to just be good. We gotta do good! Even if things get scary!" Being a hero requires that you stand up to evil when you're afraid, risking your safety to do good, and Dog Man's record of heroism is why we love and admire him. He was invited to breakfast by Lil' Petey and 80-HD, much to Petey's dismay. He said to Petey that he "had a nice place" before proceeding to break the dishes, saying it was Petey's fault they got broken. Later, when his son & grandson left, he took all their belongings and attempted to sell them. He was later caught and taken to jail. Big Jim is a cat who currently a prisoner at Cat Jail, along with Petey, Mr. Whiskers, Tippy, Fluffy, and several other unnamed cats. When he got hypnotized by Crunky and Bub, he thought he is a superhero named Commander Cupcake, and therefore started an addiction to cupcakes.

The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Grampa's pure-hearted cellmate in Cat Jail. Sometimes he moonlights as a superhero named Commander Cupcake. When Li'l Petey tells Petey he abandoned him once, this is a reference to Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties. Yes, yes I did. I made my students wait for this book until I had a chance to read it. Because I know after we start passing it from reader to reader I might not see it again until November. And I'm just going to say to the graphic novel haters and those who can't stand the fact that their kids/students read Dog Man books over and over again...read one. Better yet, read the whole series. These books are so good that they are WORTH reading again and again! The following versions of the books were used to create this study guide: Pilkey, Dave, Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls and Dog Man: Fetch-22. Scholastic Inc. New York, New York, 2019. Kindle AZW file.Petey is giving a speech about how cats deserve more rights than dogs, while the FLEAS are forming a new plan on Petey's whisker. He is interrupted by the Jail Warden, telling him he got a pardon. He then forgets everything he just talked about and tries to leave Cat Jail. Big Jim then shows up and gives Petey a hug, and the FLEAS end up on Big Jims whisker. Crunky and Bub make him a cupcake superhero called Commander Cupcake. He somehow then escaped Cat Jail without any trouble and captured all of the FLEAS. Recasting Dog Man and his feline ward, Li’l Petey, as costumed superheroes, Pilkey looks East of Eden in this follow-up to Tale of Two Kitties (2017).

Dog Man and Li'l Petey are not looking at them in the original cover, but changed at the last minute. At the end of the story, Sarah interviewed Dr Scum about being new. Dr Scum ended the interview after the fourth question due to not being new. It went like this: Petey's dad. He's a selfish, egotistical meanie who currently resides in Cat Jail. Petey and Li’l Petey no longer associate with him.Based On The Book, Dog Man: Fetch-22, Big Jim has a secret escape which Petey And Grampa only know.

While Dog Man is struggling with his fear, the flea-sized villains Piggy, Bub, and Crunky are working on plans of their own. Piggy tries to steal the famous Hope Mood Ring while Bub and Crunky hypnotize Big Jim, making him into a new super hero, Commander Cupcake. While Dog Man and the others battle the various villains, Commander Cupcake bumbles onto the various scenes just in time to get credit for solving all the crimes.He is in Cat Jail, but the reason is unknown. In book 5 when Petey tells Li'l Petey his story, one of the cats seen protesting against the critter scouts looks a lot like Big Jim. Some of the other cats look like cats that were in Cat Jail, too. Maybe protesting got out of hand and led to the reason why he is in jail.