Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream (Stick Dog Series #4)

by Tom Watson, Andrew Eiden (Read by)

Overview

The Stick Dog series continues in Tom Watson's hilarious Stick Dog Dreams of Ice Cream. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504694575
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/05/2016
Series:	Stick Dog Series , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Andrew Eiden has been acting since the age of four, working at regional theaters including La Mirada Theatre, the Glendale Center Theatre, and the Pasadena Playhouse. He has starred in dozens of national commercials, guest-spotted on numerous television shows, and has been a series regular on three programs: Discovery Channel's Outward Bound, Disney Channel's Movie Surfers, and most notably ABC's Complete Savages. Finding a true passion for audiobooks in 2010, Andrew has worked on nearly two hundred titles, over thirty of which he has lent his voice to.

Editorial Reviews

Full of silly, slapstick doggy humor. An enticing package.” —Kirkus Review — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

02/01/2015
Gr 3–6—Stick Dog, Karen, Poo-Poo, Mutt, and Stripes kick off this story in the woods, where they are trying to beat the heat by sticking to the shade. It soon becomes evident to Stick Dog, the most intelligent of the crowd, that he and his pals are in need of a stronger solution, lest they all melt. They soon spot an ice-cream truck and devise a plan to cool off. The stick illustrations throughout are good, goofy fun and will attract readers who can't get enough cartoon-style illustrations amid a middle grade romp. Stick Dog is a slightly condescending narrator, though readers will likely overlook this in favor of the other dogs' humorous quirks. Familiarity with the previous books isn't necessary, but expect readers who pick it up to look for the rest of the series. VERDICT A solid purchase for reluctant readers or for libraries looking to build up a section of titles in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" vein.—Ashley Prior, Lincoln Public Library, RI

School Library Journal

2015-01-20
Will Stick Dog and his buddies find a way to beat the heat?Stick Dog and his canine friends—spotted Stripes, dim-bulb Mutt, poodle Poo-Poo and Karen—are tired of the heat. They need to find some food, some water and a way to stay cool. Their hunt for water is interrupted by Poo-Poo's squirrel obsession, until Stick Dog tricks him by playing to his vanity. They find a bunch of small humans playing with an odd contraption that the dogs decide is some kind of water weapon, but it's too slow with the water to cool them down. (It's a sprinkler.) When they hear annoying music and see a strange truck that makes the humans act oddly, they wonder what this "ice cream" is (dogs can read) and how it leaves delicious rainbow puddles behind. Can they get some for themselves? Stick Dog's fourth food-centric adventure brings nothing new to the series. The slightly clueless Stick Dog leads his totally clueless friends to eventual success in finding food in a human world they don't understand. The Wimpy Kid-like stick drawings on faux lined paper (why?) do little to keep the pages turning. The single joke now in its fourth retelling is only for fans of the series…they may prefer squirrel watching to joining Stick Dog this time. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 7-10)

Kirkus Review