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The relationship between Petey and Lil' Petey continues to evolve during the second novel of this set, titled Dog Man: Fetch-22. Petey is now officially one of the good guys and embraces his role as Lil' Petey's dad. Petey's father, known throughout this guide as Grampa, is in jail as this novel opens, having stolen all the stuff from Petey's Secret Laboratory. Lil' Petey has also made an important discovery. The Supa Brain Dots, which were a main part of the story line of a previous novel of this series, actually cause “supa anger.” That explains why Flippy the fish became a villain in a previous novel. Lil' Petey's research prompts Flippy to be released from jail. God. I love Dav Pilkey. I think he has single-handedly gotten a generation of reluctant readers engaged in books. Captain Underpants is hilarious but Dog Man is even better! Pilkey knows he has a following and that lots of kids are obsessed with Dog Man and he uses his platform to promote really great messages and themes. The theme of this book is “Do Good.” I just love that! It’s even more awesome because it doesn’t come across in a preachy way.
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?!? Somewhat torn with this review. Read them during tutoring. The student loved them and couldn't get enough. His growing love of reading was a direct result of this series. I really didn't care for them (maybe because I am a female) but continued reading because they developed a love of reading for my 8 yr old male pupil and isn't that the reason for literature. We may not all have the same taste but we need to appreciate and respect other people's choices. The Cupcakemobile and Cupcake Computer are both based on the Batmobile and the Batcomputer, all spoofing Batman's belongings.
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. Like Captain Underpants he is hypnotized by Crunky and Bub to be Commander Cupcake every time he hears danger.
Grampa's pure-hearted cellmate in Cat Jail. Sometimes he moonlights as a superhero named Commander Cupcake. 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. 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: 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. This is the tenderest of the Dog Man stories, as Petey grows in his role as a parent. George and Harold have also grown in the maturity of their themes and their spelling :)Dog Man and Li'l Petey are not looking at them in the original cover, but changed at the last minute. Li'l Petey finds his grandpa because he thinks that may be Petey misses his dad. But the grandpa doesn't turn out to be the best person. Meanwhile, Dr. Scum terrorises the city and the supa buddies and Petey team up to take care of Dr. Scum and his evil robotic army. 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: In Grime and Punishment and Fetch-22, he leaves Cat Jail unnoticed. This also happens in For Whom the Ball Rolls.
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