HotDog! Show Time!

HotDog! #7

by Anh Do, Dan McGuiness (Illustrator)

Hotdog and his friends want to win the Toy Town Talent Show, but the competition is tough!

Do they have what it takes to impress the crowd?

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2019

About the author

Anh Do is a comedian, artist and also one of the highest selling Australian authors of all time, with total book sales approaching 3 million.

Anh’s first book, The Happiest Refugee, is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year.

Anh has since turned his attention to children’s book writing.

Weird Do is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name), Do (2nd name), a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8+ market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first Weir Do won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014).

Other children's book series include Hotdog, the adventures of a sausage dog and also Ninja Kid, the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he’s the world’s last ninja.

In 2019, Anh released Wolf Girl, a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came Rise of the Mythix, which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as ‘A superhero movie in a book’.

All of Anh Do’s books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as Goodreads and Amazon.

It’s clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.

Reviews

[Schizanthus Nerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hot Dog, Lizzie and Kev are trying to come up with the perfect act for the Toy Town Talent Show. With a voucher to spend on toys as the winning prize, the friends are already daydreaming about the toys they will choose.

The day after the talent show Lizzie’s sister, Emma, is getting married. When the wedding plans fall apart at the last minute it’s up to Hot Dog and his friends to step in and save the day.

As usual I loved Dan McGuiness’ illustrations, but especially enjoyed seeing Lizzie playing the drums

and watching the cute Daredevil Hamsters perform their act.

This is such a fun series for both the target audience and adults who aren’t embarrassed to admit they still love kids’ books. With friendship and teamwork at the core of each of the stories, they provide readers with both lessons and laughs.

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a toy talent show and LIzzie's sister Emma wedding on a rainy day. Kev, Lizzie and Hotdog are here to help but also up for entering competition for a prize

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hot Dog, Lizzie, and Kevin want to win the top prize at the Town Talent Show so they can get the new toys each wants from the toy store. Readers see them try many different acts before deciding to write a new song and perform it. They are also excited as Lizzie's sister is coming home to be married the day after the show. Though they don't win the talent show, they are able to use the skills they developed to save the wedding. Elementary level readers will appreciate the humor and enjoy the antics as the story unfolds. Another fun entry in this series.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was almost like two separate stories smooshed together, but the details from the first story perfectly interlocked with the second story. Hotdog, Lizzie and Kev want to win a voucher to the toy store, so they start a band and enter the talent show. Later, Lizzie's sister Emma is getting married, but there is a storm, and everything that can possibly go wrong does. My daughter loves this series, she laughs so much!

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anh Do is a deadset Aussie legend. It seems he is brilliant at everything he does, from comedy to painting to writing.
This book was the perfect ratio of words to illustrations. It was genuinely really funny and managed to greatly amuse my 6 year old son as well as myself. I'm looking forward to reading more in the Hot Dog series.

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're reading these in order and I'm giving them the same review. My 8 yr old son enjoys them, they're inoffensive and occasionally amusing and anything is better than Greg (we read the Wimpy Kid books prior to this). The series skews young but it's nicely handled and he likes reading them himself outside of the bedtime schedule so that's a win.

[Bec · Rating 5 out of 5]

The gang are back and trying to win the talent show - but can they also organise a wedding?

[Debbie Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cute book in a cute series. If you have a small person in your life, or an early reader, this is the perfect book to engage them.