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

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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.

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. 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.Dog Man was created when a cop and his police dog were hurt in an accident. The cop's head was dying and the dog's body was dying, which prompted a nurse to come up with the idea to sew the dog's head onto the cop's body. They did and Dog Man was created. He immediately became an elite crime fighter, the best officer on the police force. The problem is that Dog Man has some of the mannerisms of a dog, which hampers his ability to be effective. When the robber throws the ball and Chief's clothes fall off going POW!, this is a reference to the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, when Charlie Brown gets hit by a fly ball on the pitcher's mound.

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 can also be very annoying. Because of that, he is the third most disliked character in Dog Man, behind Li’l Petey and Molly, who are also very annoying especially when they are together because they sing very annoying and unfunny songs in book 10. The Cupcakemobile and Cupcake Computer are both based on the Batmobile and the Batcomputer, all spoofing Batman's belongings.One of the themes of this book, including scenes where Petey and Li'l Petey stepping on the mud while looking at the stars and Chapter 14: The Mud and The Stars, is inspired by Harold's favorite short poem: Seven books into the Dog Man series, one could hardly blame Dav Pilkey if the concept were starting to get stale, but that isn't the case. For Whom the Ball Rolls is the best Dog Man yet, a delightful mixture of humor, emotion, and profound thought. Ever since book three, A Tale of Two Kitties, the titles have been clever parodies of classic literature, featuring stories that frequently reference other works by the highlighted author; For Whom the Ball Rolls introduces kids to the stylings of Ernest Hemingway. Petey the Cat has been Dog Man's nemesis since book one, but his allegiances are shifting. This is because of Li'L Petey, the clone Petey created of himself so he could cause twice as much havoc. But Li'L Petey is a child, unjaded by the experiences that hardened Petey into a criminal. He often pleads with his "Papa" to resist doing evil, and this came to a head in the previous book, Brawl of the Wild, when Petey helped apprehend the villain and save the day. He remains in Cat Jail for past crimes, but that could change as public support sways in Petey's favor. Does he deserve a clean slate? Grampa has a ginger striped body with a complete tail, unlike Petey. He has 6 whiskers (he pulled one off in Dog Man: Fetch-22 when he switched places with his son, which he now has 5), a stubble from a shaved beard, and his skin color is slightly darker than Petey, to show his age and distinguish him from his son. He also wears a pair of round glasses.

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