Review by Booklist Review
In this third Dragonbreath adventure, Danny first realizes there's something wrong with his school cafeteria hot dog, and then the hot dog bites his best friend, Wendell. When Wendell and other students start itching, growing hair, and staring at the moon, Danny knows he has to find and destroy the main were-wiener. This time around, Vernon uses black, white, green, and red in the comic-like panels and illustrations that accompany the prose text. The book is just spooky enough for young readers who don't want to get too scared, and it features the return of the monster potato salad.--Kan, Kat Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-5-The main characters may be a dragon and an iguana facing a biting were-hot-dog, but in essence, Danny and Wendell are kids dealing with nightmarish school lunches. The hybrid chapter book/graphic novel format, large print, and all-around silliness add up to a winning combination in this installment in the series. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
In his third book, Danny Dragonbreath's best friend Wendell (an iguana) is bitten by a hotdog; he then begins transforming into a were-wiener. Vernon combines likable characters and humorously spoofed werewolf conventions to create an entertaining and mildly suspenseful (if a bit all-over-the-place) story. Cartoon panels in black, white, bright green, and occasional red add to the fun. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
School lunch bitesliterallyin the third impossibly droll escapade featuring dragonling Danny Dragonbreath and his peace-loving iguana buddy, Wendell. When Wendell and other students at Herpitax-Phibbias School For Reptiles and Amphibians are nipped by a strangely colored hot dog, Danny finds himself in a race against time to find and take out the Alpha-Wurst in a package of feral were-wieners before his friend and schoolmates are transformed into mindless minions. Dishing out most of the many punchlines and wisecracks in thick-lined red-and-green cartoons, Vernon crafts a mixed-format escapade that sends Danny and Wendell on a Journey through dark storm drains (cue a Joseph Campbell joke from Wendell; "Who?" asks Danny) to enlist the aid of an escaped sentient potato salad that likewise came out of the school kitchenbecause "everybody knows that potato salad and hot dogs are ancient enemies"and on to a gory (okay, ketchup-y) climax in the lunchroom fridge. What next? Would you believe....a Bat Monster? Stay tuned. (Graphic hybrid fantasy. 8-11) ]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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