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Quite Enough Hot Dogs
Steve has a dream in which he turns into his favorite food, a hot dog, in this story that demonstrates the use of silent letters.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2007
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About the author
Wil Mara
262 books61 followersWil Mara has worked as an author for over 34 years and currently has more than 325 books in print. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, for children and adults. His books have won multiple awards, reached bestseller lists, earned excellent reviews, and been translated into more than a dozen languages. 2005’s Wave won the New Jersey Notable Book Award, and 2012’s The Gemini Virus remained on Amazon’s list of ‘Ten Bestseller Medical Thrillers’ for 14 consecutive weeks. The most recent novel in his disaster series, Fallout, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Novel of the Year. And his children’s nonfiction publications have won countless awards and terrific reviews in all the leading trade journals, including Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus, and others.
Much of his work for children has been nonfiction for the school-library market. He also ghostwrote five of the popular ‘Boxcar Children’ mysteries. And starting in 2019, Rosen Publishing released the first of his new ‘Twisted’ series, which has been described as “Twilight Zones for kids.” It became the most pre-ordered fiction series in the company’s history. The first ‘Twisted’ book, The Videomaniac, was released on January 1 and sold through its first printing in less than a month. The second, House of a Million Rooms, was released on March 1 and, just a few weeks later, was chosen as a Main Selection Title by the Junior Library Guild.
Wil was also an editor, administrator, and executive inside the industry for over 20 years, working for such houses as Scholastic, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, and Prentice-Hall until turning to fulltime writing in 2005. He is an associate member of the NJASL and an executive member of the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Center for the Book, which is an affiliate of the US Library of Congress. He is also the vice president of the Literary Alliance of New Jersey, the host of the ‘Voice of American Libraries’ podcast, and the 2019 recipient of the Literary Lion of New Jersey Award, whose past winners include Gus Friedrich, Dean Emeritus of Rutgers University, and Joyce Carol Oates, National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Wil is also an experienced speaker, presenter, and voice artist, having visited more than 300 schools and other institutions, and done the audio readings for many books, including his 2012 thriller The Gemini Virus. He continues to speak to audiences across the country (including via video) and do voice work as his writing schedule permits.
Much of his work for children has been nonfiction for the school-library market. He also ghostwrote five of the popular ‘Boxcar Children’ mysteries. And starting in 2019, Rosen Publishing released the first of his new ‘Twisted’ series, which has been described as “Twilight Zones for kids.” It became the most pre-ordered fiction series in the company’s history. The first ‘Twisted’ book, The Videomaniac, was released on January 1 and sold through its first printing in less than a month. The second, House of a Million Rooms, was released on March 1 and, just a few weeks later, was chosen as a Main Selection Title by the Junior Library Guild.
Wil was also an editor, administrator, and executive inside the industry for over 20 years, working for such houses as Scholastic, McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, and Prentice-Hall until turning to fulltime writing in 2005. He is an associate member of the NJASL and an executive member of the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Center for the Book, which is an affiliate of the US Library of Congress. He is also the vice president of the Literary Alliance of New Jersey, the host of the ‘Voice of American Libraries’ podcast, and the 2019 recipient of the Literary Lion of New Jersey Award, whose past winners include Gus Friedrich, Dean Emeritus of Rutgers University, and Joyce Carol Oates, National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Wil is also an experienced speaker, presenter, and voice artist, having visited more than 300 schools and other institutions, and done the audio readings for many books, including his 2012 thriller The Gemini Virus. He continues to speak to audiences across the country (including via video) and do voice work as his writing schedule permits.
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October 29, 2019
This book is sure to get some laughs from young readers. I mean honestly? A talking kid hotdog-person...
March 14, 2012
My 5-year-old loves this book and has read it over and over again!
Steve is a little boy who only wants to eat hot dogs. His mother told him he was going to turn into one and he laughed. He felt sick so he went to lay down. When he "woke up" he fell to the floor because he'd turned into a hot dog! When he cried, mustard came out! He had to wiggle down the stairs and the first person to see him was his dog, who also loved hot dogs!
The dog chased Steve to the backyard. Just as the dog was about to take a bite, Steve really woke up. He went to the kitchen and his mom asked if he wanted another hot dog. He said no.
Steve is a little boy who only wants to eat hot dogs. His mother told him he was going to turn into one and he laughed. He felt sick so he went to lay down. When he "woke up" he fell to the floor because he'd turned into a hot dog! When he cried, mustard came out! He had to wiggle down the stairs and the first person to see him was his dog, who also loved hot dogs!
The dog chased Steve to the backyard. Just as the dog was about to take a bite, Steve really woke up. He went to the kitchen and his mom asked if he wanted another hot dog. He said no.
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August 26, 2014
This book is a weiner...scuse em, a WINNER! A small boy loves hot dogs, but when he eats too much, he becomes one himself (it's a dream, but he does not know that yet.) and noe his own dog wants to EAT HIM ALIVE! (Doggy loves frankenfurters too!) This one is totally kosher...and this from one reviewer who "answers to a Higher Authority."
October 7, 2017
WTF. Little boy wakes up to discover that he is a hot dog and cries tears of yellow mustard before sliding face first down his stairs because he is a hot dog and has no legs. His wiener dog (actual dog) tries to eat him and then he wakes up.
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August 9, 2016
This book is weird, and the illustrations are terrifying, and I had to read it to see where it fell in our classification system. Though I wanted to put it in scary stories, I put it in humor.
January 17, 2016
A boy, a dog, hot dogs, how weird could it get?
"That was stupid", the worst thing my kid has ever said after finishing a book yet.
"That was stupid", the worst thing my kid has ever said after finishing a book yet.
February 13, 2016
Short & sweet. Funny!
October 27, 2009
My 6 year old pointed out that the people in this book have one thumb and only three fingers. :)
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