# Dog Man

**Author:** Dav Pilkey
**Lexile:** 390L
**Grade range:** Grades 2–5
**Age range:** 7–10
**First published:** 2016
**Page count:** 240
**Genre:** Middle Grade Graphic Novel
**ISBN-13:** `9780545581608`
**ISBN-10:** `0545581605`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/dog-man
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

When a police officer and his dog are hurt on the job, surgery combines them into Dog Man — part dog, part man, all hero. From the creator of Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey's hugely popular graphic-novel series hooks grades 2-5 readers (especially reluctant ones) with comics, humor, and Flip-O-Rama.

## Themes

- humor
- friendship
- good vs evil
- identity

## Content notes

- rude humor

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