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What to read after Dog Man: 15 books

Dog Man readers are often hooked on comic-style books and short chapters. These fifteen keep that format or build on the humor, with a few steps up toward prose novels.

Titles, authors and publication details were checked against Open Library in October 2026. Age ranges and content notes are editorial judgment based on publisher and library guidance, so preview anything sensitive for your own child. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.

  1. Cat Kid Comic Club

    Dav Pilkey · Ages 6-9

    Baby frogs make their own comics with the encouragement of Li'l Petey. Gives children a push to make their own.

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  2. The Bad Guys

    Aaron Blabey · Ages 6-9

    A wolf, a shark, a piranha and a snake try to turn good in comic-style chapters with very little text per page. Fast and silly.

    Watch for: Lots of toilet humor.

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  3. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

    Dav Pilkey · Ages 6-9

    A mouse and his giant robot battle Dr. Stinky and other villains. Illustrated chapters.

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  4. The Adventures of Captain Underpants

    Dav Pilkey · Ages 6-9

    Two fourth graders hypnotize their principal into believing he is a superhero. Heavy on potty humor.

    Watch for: Potty humor; some pranks.

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  5. Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

    Judd Winick · Ages 7-11

    A boy who has lost his memory falls from the sky and befriends two kids. Comic-book fun with robots and monsters.

    Watch for: Cartoon fights.

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  6. Zita the Spacegirl

    Ben Hatke · Ages 7-11

    A girl follows her friend to another planet through a mysterious device and gathers a team to rescue him. Adventure with bright art.

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  7. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea

    Ben Clanton · Ages 5-8

    A cheerful narwhal and a jellyfish become friends in comic-style stories. Very little text per page.

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  8. Babymouse: Queen of the World!

    Jennifer L. Holm · Ages 6-9

    A mouse with a big imagination wants to be popular. A very funny pink-accented comic series.

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  9. Squish: Super Amoeba

    Jennifer L. Holm · Ages 6-9

    An amoeba who loves the comic hero Super Amoeba and his friends Pod and Peggy navigate school in comic form, with science facts worked in.

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  10. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

    Jarrett J. Krosoczka · Ages 6-9

    A lunch lady fights crime with spatulas and fish stick nunchucks. Comic-style chapters.

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  11. Phoebe and Her Unicorn

    Dana Simpson · Ages 7-11

    A girl befriends a self-absorbed unicorn in a collected comic strip. Wry and gentle.

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  12. The Last Kids on Earth

    Max Brallier · Ages 8-11

    In a monster-filled town, a boy and his friends build a treehouse base. Plenty of drawings and monsters.

    Watch for: Cartoon monster violence.

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  13. The Terrible Two

    Mac Barnett · Ages 7-10

    Two rival pranksters team up against a strict principal at a new school. Short chapters and plenty of drawings.

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  14. Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

    Geronimo Stilton (Elisabetta Dami) · Ages 6-9

    A mouse newspaper editor sails off to find a treasure. The pages are colorful, with fonts that change.

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  15. The 13-Storey Treehouse

    Andy Griffiths · Ages 7-11

    A treehouse that keeps growing floors for outlandish gadgets, drawn by Terry Denton. Published in the US as The 13-Story Treehouse.

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