If they loved Dog Man
Books like Dog Man
Funny, fast, mostly full colour comics for the child who has read every Dog Man twice and wants more.
If your child has read every Dog Man twice and is tapping a foot for more, the good news is that Dav Pilkey opened a door a lot of other cartoonists have since walked through. These are funny, fast, mostly full colour comics and comic-style chapter books with the same engine: short chapters, big art, a joke every few panels, and heroes who are usually an animal, a robot, or something invented by accident.
We've ordered them roughly closest to Dog Man outwards: the anarchic animal capers first, then the daft sci-fi, then gentler or younger options for a sibling coming up behind. Every one points to the book to start with, not a later volume. All are kind to a reader who'd rather look at pictures than wade through prose, and none will feel like a step down after Dog Man.
How we choose these books
Every list here is shaped by hand. We begin from our catalogue’s structured data, age fit, tone, theme and reading load, then read back through the candidates and keep only the titles that genuinely belong, in an order that helps a child grow into the subject. Nothing is generated and left to stand; a person decides what stays.
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Questions parents ask
- What age are these books for?
- The titles on this list suit roughly ages 5–11, though every child reads at their own pace; the age on each book is a guide, not a rule.
- What should my child read after Dog Man?
- Good next reads include The Bad Guys, InvestiGators, Cat Kid Comic Club, chosen here because they share what makes Dog Man work, matched by age and reading confidence.
- How were these books chosen?
- We start from our catalogue's structured data, age fit, tone, theme and reading load, then read back through the candidates by hand and keep only the ones that genuinely belong, ordered to help a child grow into the subject.