Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream

Stick Dog #4

by Tom Watson

Stick Dog and his pals are back, but this time the temperature is rising and they're all feeling the heat. They need cold, cold ice cream on this hot, hot day!

It will take all of Stick Dog's smarts to guide his friends to a scrumptious ice-cream feast. They'll battle a water-attacking machine, discover rainbow puddles, and chase the strangest, loudest truck they've ever seen.

But there's a looming threat to their mission—Stick Dog gets spotted by a human. And the police are on his tail. If he's captured, Stick Dog may never see his friends again. If he escapes, it's ice cream for everyone.

With hilarious text and stick-figure drawings, reluctant readers will eat this one up! Perfect for fans of such series as Dog Man, Big Nate, Timmy Failure, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Other favorites in the series include Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, Stick Dog Chases a Pizza, and many more!

Genres: Childrens, Humor, Fiction, Animals, Middle Grade, Graphic Novels, Chapter Books

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 19, 2015

About the author

Tom is the author and draws the original sketches for all the Stick Dog stories. He lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter and son. They also have a dog named Shadow. Tom did not want to name the dog Shadow. He wanted to name him ‘Put Your Shirt On.’ It’s a long story. Sometimes when Tom is visiting schools, he shares the story.

Tom’s first jobs out of college were in politics. He worked for U.S. Senator John Glenn and as the Chief Speechwriter for the Governor of Ohio. He has also worked in marketing and advertising. He likes writing books for kids a lot more than writing speeches and other things for grown-ups. He thinks kids are way smarter than grown-ups.

He LOVES writing the Stick Dog adventures.

Reviews

[Cristina Di Matteo · Rating 4 out of 5]

IL DIARIO DI STICK DOG 4 Sogna un gelato è il nuovissimo volume della serie che vede come protagonista un simpaticissimo cane stecchino e i suoi birbanti amici pelosi a quattro zampe questa volta alle prese con una giornata davvero calda. Da 7 anni <3 https://ilmondodichri.com/il-diario-d...
#diariodistickdog #leranediinterlinea

[Gabriel Knebel]

This book is the fourth heartwarming installment of the "Stick Dog" series. This volume follows Stick Dog and his friends on a hot day. They are playing in a sprinkler when they hear an Ice Cream Truck coming. The humans leave melted ice cream everywhere, which is SOOOOO GOOD! So good, in fact, that they would hijack the ice cream truck just to get more! 5 OUT OF 5!!!!!

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been fun reading about Stick dog and his friends with my son. If you are looking for an entertaining book to share with your kids I would recommend this series.

[TSStechAngel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this as much as the others before it. :)

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful series for kids (and easily entertained adults). It's cute and funny with silly art and great vocabulary. Despite it's obvious silliness, this series is one of the more intelligent offerings for this age group. It's worked well for my reluctant readers - especially my 8-year-old who is competent at reading but hates doing it. We read this book together, alternating pages. It's been fun to laugh together and try to predict how the dogs will achieve their various food acquiring conquests. The clever writing and dialog are perfect for practicing reading expression.

In this installment, Stick dog and his pals go looking for a way to cool off on a very hot day. They find a sprinkler and discover ice cream. Solutions (both outrageous and intelligent) are proposed, problems are solved, and fun is had by all.

[Ruth Ann]

This is book #4 in the Stick Dog series. The main characters are the same: Poo-Poo, Karen, Mutt, Stripes, and Stick Dog. In this story the dogs are trying to get some relief from the heat. Poo-Poo uses her "special" nose to find water and the dogs get confused by a sprinkler, thinking that the "water machine" is attacking them. Then the reader learns that, according to the author, dogs can read. After hearing music, the dogs discover some "rainbow puddles" (ice cream drips) and are determined to get more so they start following the ice cream truck. Of course, Stick Dog's friends have some crazy plans to get more ice cream, but in the end, it is Stick Dog who is able to implement his plan and get lots of ice cream for his friends.

[Christine Rains · Rating 4 out of 5]

What are those multi-colored puddles on the ground? Oh my gosh! They taste so good. Stick Dog and his buddies have to get some more of that ice cream.

A great addition in this children's series. The dogs are hilarious in coming up with plans to get the ice cream. My seven year old son loves this series.

[Marion Neale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. Stick Dog is epic, and we laugh so much at storytime we practically fall off the bed. One of my fave current authors for this age group. My 7 year old said 'I really like the way the author doesn't think we can't read well, and still puts in long words.'

[Kim]

My students love these so I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I do like that there is a problem in the book that needs solving and the Stick Dog and friends give details to the kids to help them solve it. It was a slow book for me, but it's not written for me.

[Bambee Hendricks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderfully silly book to read to my kids little by little each night. Stick Dog and 3 of his friends try to figure out how to get the ice cream from and ice cream truck on such a hot day. Good book for children just getting into chapter books.

[Alyiah.Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book ever.Its about these dog's that are hot.

[Abbey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it but there very short

[Alyssa Boni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was hilarious how the dogs thought the ice cream puddles were actually rainbows that fell from the sky

[Kennedy Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is Noah's, but I'm behind. So I read it, and now I guess I'll update it.

[Marisa Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud to my seven year old. Great exposure to new and difficult vocabulary among a silly story of 5 stray dogs who discover ice cream for the first time and how to get some for themselves.

[Kashmala · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved it

[Annie Creato · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as humorous as some of the other stick dog books.

[Nathan Donovan · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good that it gives me brain freeze.

[Margo · Rating 4 out of 5]

SPOILER ALERT



The first book in the series I read was this book, book 4. When I finished reading it I wondered why the dogs could do human things.

[Val · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good story. My son loves them and I just shake my head and roll my eyes. Not much of dull moment with this crew. 😂

[Carlos]

ITs a good book it's funny And I like it

[Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's never been so hot.
...
And the dogs have never been so hungry.







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[Josephine Sorrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brady likes the part about the time Stick Dog thought he would be arrested by the human in blue.

[Sirhurricane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite stick dog book!

[Run]

it good

[Kayce's · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eli said the book is 5 ☆s because it is so interesting and he just wants to read more.

[Amy Phelps · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such cute stories. Yes stick dog does a lot of stealing but I guess that’s the life of a stray dog

[Kinzlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it but I had to get motivated because the beginning was kind of boring

[Carter Hardman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rated it three stars because at the end of the book stick dog, and his friends were basically stealing the ice cream so they’re basically a criminal, but overall I liked the book.

[Liam · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's good