The Hallo-Weiner

From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Oscar, a little dog with a big bullying problem.

Oscar is a little dog with a big problem -- he gets more tricks than treats because other dogs tease him all the time. But one brave act on Halloween makes Oscar a Grade-A hero, proving that a little wiener can be a real winner

Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Published: 09/01/1995
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.80h x 10.34w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780590417037
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 13785 / Hallo-Wiener


Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/1995 pg. 172
School Library Journal 10/01/1995 pg. 113
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1995 pg. 41 - Recommended, Satisfactory
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1995 pg. 22
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/1995 pg. 1116

About the Author

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).

In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.

Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.