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| The Hallo-wiener | 
 enlarge | Creator: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Category: Book
List Price: $5.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 117358
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.1
ISBN: 0439079462
EAN: 9780439079464
ASIN: 0439079462
Publication Date: September 1, 1999
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Hot Dog! That was a great book! November 4, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm 12 years old and read this book to my little sister, age 7. We both loved this book and found it amusing and cute. It teaches little children that you should not make fun of other people. The other dogs make fun of Oscar because he is a Wiener dog. For Halloween, Oscar's mother makes him a hot dog costume. All the other dogs run ahead and leave him behind. But when trouble arises with the dogs, Osacr comes to the rescue. I really loved this book. The illistrations were fabulous.
A Halloween Crack-up! November 27, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
It doesn't matter how many children I read this to, it always cracks me up. I mean, when you read about a dachshund named Oscar, you know you're on a roll...hey, was that a pun? This story has lots of wordplay. It's a Halloween tale, or is that tail, about a well-loved dachshund kid whose mother dresses him up in a costume that gets him ridiculed by the other dog kids. His trick-or-treat adventures will have you howling with laughter and in the end everybody including poor Oscar likes his silly costume. The cartoon-like illustrations are clever and subtle so make sure you and your youngsters take time to enjoy them and please check out the classroom scene...it's a scream. This book is so much fun with its bright colors and zany text you just can't help but love it.
Absolutely hilarious! November 19, 2001
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Oscar is a young dog with a problem. Being a "wiener-dog," he looks different from all of the other dogs in obedience school, and consequently the others like to make fun of him. His mother doesn't help matters when she calls him her "little Vienna sausage." And worse, when Halloween rolls around she expresses complete lack of understanding when she buys him his ultimate nightmare of a costume. However, this short-legged dog has a big heart, and when the chips are down the other dogs get to learn just what Oscar is made of!This book is absolutely hilarious! The story is funny and educational. The text was not challenging for my eight-year-old son, but he is on the extreme range of the recommended level. However, he did love the story, and read it through three times in the first sitting! So, we both highly recommend this book. Please be sure to watch the cats in this dog book, they come close to stealing the show!
hello, winner October 25, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can I tell you, I'm a 49 year old family physician and, when I heard someone read this book to a group of 6 year olds, I was the one who most wanted her to read it again. Utterly charming and well illustrated, it's to Halloween what Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is to Christmas. The picture of a weiner dog dressed up as a you-should-know-what for Halloween is worth it alone. Now, if only they can come up with a song to go with it....
Fun for kids AND adults October 16, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I used this book for a read-aloud in a Children's Literature class I'm taking. It's a wonderful story told in a very cute way. Adults will appreciate it as well as kids. When Oscar shows up in his hot dog costume, the author describes him as looking "quite frank."As a good children's book should, it teaches kids lessons in tolerance and acceptance. The best part is, it does so in a gentle, humorous fashion.
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