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10 Little Hot Dogs
One little hot dog sitting on a chair... “I want a friend to sit with me!” Two little hot dogs sitting on a chair... One by one, more little hot dogs join the group until...there are ten little hot dogs on the chair. They play and play until...they all fall asleep. But then, one little hot dog wakes up, and one by one, guess what the other hot dogs do? This funny picture book featuring artwork in watercolor and black pencil shows young readers how to count up from one to ten and back down from ten to one.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2010
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About the author
John Himmelman
134 books45 followersJohn Himmelman is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He lives in Connecticut with his family.
According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (School of Visual Arts)....It behooves a writer to try and turn what interests them into their work. I've been fortunate to do that with my love of nature, with books - for adults and children - focusing on different natural history topics."
According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (School of Visual Arts)....It behooves a writer to try and turn what interests them into their work. I've been fortunate to do that with my love of nature, with books - for adults and children - focusing on different natural history topics."
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February 12, 2017
The number of canines increase as the story progresses, getting into a great deal of trouble. They start to nap and eventually wake up, one at a time, until the last is alert again. Neo asks "when do we get to the part about hot dogs and mustard?!".
April 7, 2013
This is the perfect read aloud book for dachshund lovers and their children. The story combines unique sounding words with counting that reinforces many objects parents want to cover with young readers. It is also something that a child will want to conquer on their own. As a dachshund owner, the author did dachshunds proud, capturing their spirit and life. I have a whole collection of dachshund related readers and this one will proudly join classics like Pretzel and Wiener Wolf!
February 14, 2017
COUNTING BOOK
Title: 10 Little Hot Dogs
Author: John Himmelman
Genre: Counting Book
Theme(s): Dachshunds, Counting, Dogs
Opening line/sentence: “One little hot dog sitting on a chair…”
Brief Book Summary:
Children can practice their counting as 10 little dachshunds climb one by one into a big chair. It all begins with one wishing he had a friend and with each new dog, there are new items and new sound speech bubbles. Dog by dog they climb into the chair, having fun, and eventually falling asleep after the 10th one arrives. But wait! One by one they wake up and the numbers count down to one again.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Mary Hynes-Berry (Children's Literature)
In this catchy book, the counting up and down from ten is wonderfully embedded in a delightful story about the adventures of ten little dachshunds--the hot dogs of the title. One by one, they clamber onto a stuffed easy chair; each one usually brings in a new treat or distraction--like a juicy bone or a ball or a sock to tug. The illustrations manage to show plenty of bounce in the dogs. Speech balloons deliver a variety of doggy sounds. Eventually, all the activity puts the dogs to sleep. But not for long. One by one, the dogs quietly slip down from the chair and start playing on the floor nearby. Now, every picture shows all 10 puppies but the set of those still sleeping is marked by speech balloons that indicate sleepytime behavior such as snore, snuggle, sigh, and snooze. This is an excellent counting book-- the wiggling little hot dogs are a playful, appealing way for young children to develop their awareness that number names and numerals correspond to specific quantities, that there is a fixed order of numbers whether counting up or down, and that each number word corresponds to one dog--three key Big Ideas about counting.
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
Patricia Austin (Booklist, Dec. 1, 2010 (Vol. 107, No. 7))
When one little dachshund sitting on a chair proclaims, I want a friend to sit with me, a second joins him. With each turn of the page this simple counting book adds another doggy friend until there are 10 hot dogs chewing bones, wagging tails, tugging on socks, tumbling with a shoe, and so on. The whimsical watercolor illustrations show the puppies antics and include speech bubbles with onomatopoeic words as the dogs yip, yelp, and arf until finally, exhausted, they all fall fast asleep. One wakes up, jumps off the chair leaving Nine little hot dogs still fast asleep. Shhhhh . . . Now the speech bubbles offer up a series of colorful verbs as dogs snore, snuggle, sigh, and snooze. As the dogs tumble one by one off the chair, the playing cycle starts over and the refrain repeats. Coming full circle, one lone hot dog on the chair barks to awaken the nine companions now snoozing on the floor. With many concepts to explore including addition, subtraction, and new vocabulary this is a useful title for teachers.
Response to Two Professional Reviews:
In agreeance with the two professional reviews, this book is a wonderful addition to any parent or teacher’s library. Not only does it feature ten adorable and energetic dachshund depicted in soft water color graphics, it also teaches children how to count from 1-10 and from 10-1. Additionally, the book features speech bubbles with dog sounds and easy to count puppies. The lively puppy dogs and fun graphics make counting a blast in this book!
Evaluation of Literary Elements:
The literary elements in this book make counting appealing to young children. The ten playfully illustrated dachshund are identifiable and clear to count as they jump on and off the chair. The illustrations include sound speech bubbles with puppy sounds that can be read by young readers and encourage them to express new nonsense words and sounds. Not only does this book feature counting going up from one to ten but also counts down from ten to one, providing young readers with an additional perspective on learning to count. The fun illustrations, sounds, and interactive nature make this book appealing to young readers.
Consideration of Instructional Application:
An instructional application for this book, is to turn it into an interactive story activity. With the use of a baking sheet and felt cut outs, a teacher can make the book come to life as dogs pile on and off the chair. Children can count, make the depicted dog sounds, and read along with the teacher, helping to put on and take off the dogs on the chair. Additionally, teachers can cut out felt numbers so that children begin to associate the word for the number with the numerical representation.
Title: 10 Little Hot Dogs
Author: John Himmelman
Genre: Counting Book
Theme(s): Dachshunds, Counting, Dogs
Opening line/sentence: “One little hot dog sitting on a chair…”
Brief Book Summary:
Children can practice their counting as 10 little dachshunds climb one by one into a big chair. It all begins with one wishing he had a friend and with each new dog, there are new items and new sound speech bubbles. Dog by dog they climb into the chair, having fun, and eventually falling asleep after the 10th one arrives. But wait! One by one they wake up and the numbers count down to one again.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Mary Hynes-Berry (Children's Literature)
In this catchy book, the counting up and down from ten is wonderfully embedded in a delightful story about the adventures of ten little dachshunds--the hot dogs of the title. One by one, they clamber onto a stuffed easy chair; each one usually brings in a new treat or distraction--like a juicy bone or a ball or a sock to tug. The illustrations manage to show plenty of bounce in the dogs. Speech balloons deliver a variety of doggy sounds. Eventually, all the activity puts the dogs to sleep. But not for long. One by one, the dogs quietly slip down from the chair and start playing on the floor nearby. Now, every picture shows all 10 puppies but the set of those still sleeping is marked by speech balloons that indicate sleepytime behavior such as snore, snuggle, sigh, and snooze. This is an excellent counting book-- the wiggling little hot dogs are a playful, appealing way for young children to develop their awareness that number names and numerals correspond to specific quantities, that there is a fixed order of numbers whether counting up or down, and that each number word corresponds to one dog--three key Big Ideas about counting.
Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
Patricia Austin (Booklist, Dec. 1, 2010 (Vol. 107, No. 7))
When one little dachshund sitting on a chair proclaims, I want a friend to sit with me, a second joins him. With each turn of the page this simple counting book adds another doggy friend until there are 10 hot dogs chewing bones, wagging tails, tugging on socks, tumbling with a shoe, and so on. The whimsical watercolor illustrations show the puppies antics and include speech bubbles with onomatopoeic words as the dogs yip, yelp, and arf until finally, exhausted, they all fall fast asleep. One wakes up, jumps off the chair leaving Nine little hot dogs still fast asleep. Shhhhh . . . Now the speech bubbles offer up a series of colorful verbs as dogs snore, snuggle, sigh, and snooze. As the dogs tumble one by one off the chair, the playing cycle starts over and the refrain repeats. Coming full circle, one lone hot dog on the chair barks to awaken the nine companions now snoozing on the floor. With many concepts to explore including addition, subtraction, and new vocabulary this is a useful title for teachers.
Response to Two Professional Reviews:
In agreeance with the two professional reviews, this book is a wonderful addition to any parent or teacher’s library. Not only does it feature ten adorable and energetic dachshund depicted in soft water color graphics, it also teaches children how to count from 1-10 and from 10-1. Additionally, the book features speech bubbles with dog sounds and easy to count puppies. The lively puppy dogs and fun graphics make counting a blast in this book!
Evaluation of Literary Elements:
The literary elements in this book make counting appealing to young children. The ten playfully illustrated dachshund are identifiable and clear to count as they jump on and off the chair. The illustrations include sound speech bubbles with puppy sounds that can be read by young readers and encourage them to express new nonsense words and sounds. Not only does this book feature counting going up from one to ten but also counts down from ten to one, providing young readers with an additional perspective on learning to count. The fun illustrations, sounds, and interactive nature make this book appealing to young readers.
Consideration of Instructional Application:
An instructional application for this book, is to turn it into an interactive story activity. With the use of a baking sheet and felt cut outs, a teacher can make the book come to life as dogs pile on and off the chair. Children can count, make the depicted dog sounds, and read along with the teacher, helping to put on and take off the dogs on the chair. Additionally, teachers can cut out felt numbers so that children begin to associate the word for the number with the numerical representation.
May 4, 2018
This picture book is about little dogs piling up on a chair. It starts with one and adds all the way up to ten. Then they all play on the chair and fall asleep. They wake up one by one and jump off the chair counting down from 10. I like this book because it is silly and informative at the same time. The illustrations are nice and they look like they were painted. It would be fun to do finger plays as an activity with this book and paint little dogs on each finger. It will be fun for the children while learning to add and subtract.
August 31, 2018
One of the cutest dachshund story books I've ever read!!!!!! I will definitely recommend this book to all!!!!!
Super fun and the kids loved it!!!! Just as much fun for the adults as for children, a new staple to have in your children's library!!!!!!!
Super fun and the kids loved it!!!! Just as much fun for the adults as for children, a new staple to have in your children's library!!!!!!!
May 24, 2020
Count up as ten hot dogs climb onto a chair, and then count back down as they scamper off. Great counting practice for any dog lovers, but it’s a little light on action and gets kind of long on the descent back from 10 to 1.
May 25, 2017
Adorable illustrations!
June 24, 2017
Cute idea.
My grandkids still giggle when we read this book. Thanks for allowing them to be children a little longer. Good memories.
My grandkids still giggle when we read this book. Thanks for allowing them to be children a little longer. Good memories.
January 30, 2018
Meh
Not a good read, story was boring and repetitive. Did not keep my child interested. I didn't even finish the book.
Not a good read, story was boring and repetitive. Did not keep my child interested. I didn't even finish the book.
March 5, 2018
A sausage dog counting book. Very cute.
April 28, 2018
Good for young readers
Very good for those beginning to read. The repetition helps new readers expect what's coming next. Sometimes a bit boring.
Very good for those beginning to read. The repetition helps new readers expect what's coming next. Sometimes a bit boring.
May 5, 2018
I liked it! It's a super cute counting book for someone who loves sausage shaped puppies.
June 1, 2018
SUCH cute illustrations, but the text is pretty boring. I like the last page, when the last little hot dog tells all the other ones to wake up. Very simple, counting up to ten and down again.
February 2, 2019
Very dog friendly!
September 22, 2019
Loved it🐶
A great book for both kids and adults. Wonderful pictures. Reminded me so much of 10 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
A great book for both kids and adults. Wonderful pictures. Reminded me so much of 10 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
September 13, 2020
Cute
It was fun and cute! Only thing missing is a torn apart dog toy😀 really sweet read though.enjoyed it alot!
It was fun and cute! Only thing missing is a torn apart dog toy😀 really sweet read though.enjoyed it alot!
April 26, 2021
This book counts up, it counts down. It includes pictures of dogs to engage kids. I found it rather dull. I don't think my kids were very impressed either.
March 11, 2022
The words were a little dull - just a counting book - but the pictures made the book hilarious.
November 11, 2024
Cute book!!! Excited to practice counting forwards and backwards AND finding the little hot dog that wakes up each page.
March 24, 2017
Read
Too easy for my kids it good for those beginning to read and learn numbers. This book need more words
Too easy for my kids it good for those beginning to read and learn numbers. This book need more words
March 11, 2017
Cute little story.
My two year old really enjoyed it. Counting to ten and back down to one again was a nice touch for a preschool book.
My two year old really enjoyed it. Counting to ten and back down to one again was a nice touch for a preschool book.
February 27, 2013
My wife and I have a herd of young nieces and nephews who we often babysit on weekends, and we've accumulated a nice assortment of children's books for them. They're all in school now, and a little too old for this book, but we enjoyed the story nonetheless. It's a cute story that teaches kids to count forward from one to ten (and backward from ten to one) and to visually associate numbers with quantities of real objects - in this case, dachshunds (or weiner dogs, as we call them).
It's a nice book, with simple text and drawings that preschoolers will enjoy. The story can be read straight through in a few minutes, but the colorful artwork by author/illustrator John Himmelman is worth lingering over. The only reason I didn't give the book five stars is because I've seen other preschool illustrated learn-to-count books, and some of them have a rhyming story or more detailed graphics (or both) that may pique a child's interest a bit more than the simple text and artwork of "10 Little Hot Dogs."
"10 Little Hot Dogs" is a 9"x9½" hardback book with a dust cover. The large, colorful drawings and the simple text will appeal to preschoolers who are learning to count.
Note: A Kindle edition is also available.
It's a nice book, with simple text and drawings that preschoolers will enjoy. The story can be read straight through in a few minutes, but the colorful artwork by author/illustrator John Himmelman is worth lingering over. The only reason I didn't give the book five stars is because I've seen other preschool illustrated learn-to-count books, and some of them have a rhyming story or more detailed graphics (or both) that may pique a child's interest a bit more than the simple text and artwork of "10 Little Hot Dogs."
"10 Little Hot Dogs" is a 9"x9½" hardback book with a dust cover. The large, colorful drawings and the simple text will appeal to preschoolers who are learning to count.
Note: A Kindle edition is also available.
September 29, 2012
10 Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman is a cute 1-10 counting book about wiener dogs, or as they are called in this book, 'little hot dogs'. It resembles the poem/chant '10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed'. This book starts out with one little hot dog sitting on a chair. He gets lonely, and invites another little hot dog friend to join him on the chair. Now there are two little hot dogs sitting on the chair. Little hot dogs keep jumping on the chair until there are ten little hot dogs jumping on the chair at the same time. Finally they get tired, and one by one they all start to fall asleep until there is only one little hot dog asleep on the chair. This book is intended for grades K- 2nd. This book is a good fit for kids who know and love the rhyme '10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed'. You could even have the kids stand up, move around and wiggle a little with this story. I could use this book in my field as good way to tie a counting lesson into story time.
Himmelman, J. (2010). 10 little hot dogs. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children.
Himmelman, J. (2010). 10 little hot dogs. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children.
February 10, 2013
10 Little Hot Dogs, written and illustrated by John Himmelman, was a decent picture book, depicting Dachshunds climbing onto a chair one by one,occasionally bringing items with them like toys or bones. I think this books was a good demonstration of a picture book, as the simple text made the pictures, which were animated and fun by the way, the focus of the story. The reason why I rate this book only as "ok" is because I was not a huge fan of the text. Other reviewers have commented that the text had no rhythm to it, and I have to agree. The text about counting had a sing-songy quality to it ("...2 little hot dogs sitting on a chair"), only to be followed with a line that seemed to deaden that rhythm (..."There's more room on the pillow!"). Overall, I might read this to a child because I did think that the pictures were enjoyable, however I don't think that this would be a good storytime book, as the text seems as though it would make for an awkward sounding reading.
April 9, 2017
How flipping adorable is this book?!
Every night my nephew and I read a book before he goes to sleep. Tonight's theme was counting and we found this to be a great way to count forwards and backwards.
Every night my nephew and I read a book before he goes to sleep. Tonight's theme was counting and we found this to be a great way to count forwards and backwards.
January 26, 2013
Counting 1-10
Dogs
I would use this book in a Pre-K class in helping students count from 1-10. Great for students that like dogs, or as they are referred to in the book as " little hot-dogs". Great book to send home for parents to read with their child. Could talk about various pets.
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Dogs
I would use this book in a Pre-K class in helping students count from 1-10. Great for students that like dogs, or as they are referred to in the book as " little hot-dogs". Great book to send home for parents to read with their child. Could talk about various pets.
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November 4, 2010
I felt as if I should love this book...but I just liked it. 10 wiener dogs gather in a chair, one by one..counting goes up--and counting goes down. The audience will enjoy the chance to participate not just with the count but with repeating word "shhhhh".
October 18, 2014
My daughter could not stop giggling at the sight of all these silly dogs bouncing through the air above this chair. This book has the traditional 1-10 and 10-1 number progressions, along with some darling illustrations and a simple narrative.
December 28, 2010
Cute illustrations, but the rhythm is off and nothing happens with the story.
December 29, 2010
didn't rhyme, wasn't intriguing, and only for the child who likes dauschaunds. . .maybe
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