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Summary: The Hallo-Wiener
Review: A must have for any collector! Having 2 dachshunds, I had to read this book when one of my students checked it out of the library. I cracked up after I read it. This is a book you or your child will read again and again. It will bring a smile to even the grumpiest person's face!
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Summary: Great read aloud book for kids!
Review: I bought this book to read aloud to my daughter's first grade class the week before Halloween when I was the "Parent Reader" of the week. It was great! The class loved it! They laughed aloud throughout the whole book! The story is adorable and the illustrations are cute (pay close attention to them). And everyone, including adults, will like the ending. Oscar (the Hallo-weiner dog) demonstrates what friendship should be about.
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Summary: Witty fun for playful souls
Review: I don't have kids and I'm well beyond the target age group for this book. I do think sausage dogs are adorable, though, and thus received this as a Halloween present.The illustrations are cute, the story is fun, and the puns are hilarious. The sausage dog is named, of course, Oscar; scrutinizing the family mailbox reveals their last name to be Meyer. When Oscar shows up in his Halloween costume (a hot dog on a bun), the book remarks that he looked "quite frank." A few minutes of laughing and a smile on your face for six bucks? Can't beat that!
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Summary: Fun for kids AND adults
Review: 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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Summary: Fun for kids AND adults
Review: 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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Summary: Hot Dog! That was a great book!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Fabulous!!!
Review: I've got to get me more books by this dude Dav Pilkey. This story was hilarious! Poor Oscar is a wiener dog who gets dissed by all the other dog-bullies at school. He dreams about Halloween, but his mom, who obviously had a very different sense of humor, dresses him up as a hotdog, bun included. Poor Oscar is not happy! But before the night is over he will show everyone what a hero he truly is.
This story is just funny from beginning to end. I love the little details: did anyone notice the mailbox in front of Oscar's house? They are the Myers! The cocker spaniel is supposed to be Merlin, but his costume makes him look like a Supreme Court Justice! How about the book that the teacher is reading? "Dogs who Hate Fleas (and the Fleas who Love Them)"!!! The typeset on the inside cover spells Hallo-Wiener with hotdogs!!! This book is precious from cover to cover.
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Summary: A Halloween Crack-up!
Review: 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.
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Summary: Absolutely hilarious!
Review: 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!
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Summary: The Hallo-Wiener
Review: The Hallo-Wiener is a story about a wiener shaped dog that is always teased because of his looks. When Halloween rolls around Oscar can't wait till he gets to go out. When he sees the costume his mom made for him he almost killed himself. Embarrassed and all, Oscar goes out and does something his buddies will never forget. This book teaches kids not to judge people of their appearance and a true friend is always there. This book is good for the age of 1-100. Personally I thought it was a fantastic book.
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