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Mad About Meatloaf (Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans Book #1)

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A cute book about the adventures of three house-pet friends, Weenie (a wiener dog), Frank (a cat), and Beans (a guinea pig). In this book, Weenie really wants to eat a meatloaf that Bob (their caretaker) made for himself. Beans tries to convince Weenie not to eat it, but she is unsuccessful. Bob is not very thrilled that Weenie ate his meatloaf. The three friends try to go to the store to buy meatloaf ingredients, but they fail and Weenie confronts his nemesis, the mailman. The three friends then try to catch a wild meatloaf, but catch a wolf instead. They go home without a meatloaf for Bob.

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My son though this book was fun. The pictures are well done and the story is quite funny. I enjoyed the humor of the story

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This book was received as an ARC from Penguin Random House Canada - Tundra Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

This book cracked me up from beginning to end. The dialogue was brilliantly written and the illustrations were on point and hysterical. We have always been on the search for new graphic novels that were more adventurous and relatable to the younger audience and now I have a hysterical title to recommend to our patrons. I do have to say though, I never found a dog that loved meatloaf as much as Weenie does and the sarcastic/mischievous personality of Frank the Cat and the wise personality of Beans, made this book easily enjoyable. A great find for the graphic novel enthusiasts.

We will consider adding this title to our J Graphic Novel collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

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I loved absolutely everything about this book! I already need more Weenie, Frank and Beans in my life. Weenie is your typical meatloaf-obsessed puppy with his reluctant cat and supportive guinea pig sidekicks. The dialogue is hysterical and can be enjoyed by both children and their parents. It is easy enough for a 2nd grader to read independently, but challenging enough for 1st graders to read with their grownup. The storyline is so unique, I am confident it will inevitably rank alongside similar books in the YA genre, like Captain Underpants, Dog Man, Narwhal and Jelly, etc. I will 100% be purchasing this for my kids and my classroom.

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Really funny comic! Absolutely enjoyed it, and the expressions of the characters were well worth it. I feel like this should be in an animated cartoon rather than graphic novel format, ha. The one-liners are great, but really it's the over-the-top expressions of the characters that sell it.

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This is a cute graphic novel. Illustrations were cute and accurate to portray the emotion of the character. The story is a cute story of Weenie the dog and his friends Frank and Beans. Interestingly some aspects feel as though they could be lessons for young children, however, I am having a hard time deciding what age range this should be categorized for.
I enjoyed the sweet innocence of Weenie and his friend Frank the cat is truly depicted as how you would expect a cat to speak and act if they could talk. Interested to see what book 2 brings.

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Sadly we couldn't read this very well we think that when I went to the Kindle somehow it got corrected and the pictures were kind of patchy. but of what we could read out the book we absolutely loved and will definitely be buying it once it comes out the colors were fabulous and we love cats in Winter dogs we have both! Thank you so much for letting us have this book.

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Mad About Meatloaf is a graphic novel featuring Weenie the wiener dog and his best friends Frank and Beans. My 10 yr old son read this book with me and he enjoyed it but thought there were some weird parts like when Weenie talks to the wolf. He liked the illustrations and said he would read another book if there was one.

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This graphic novel includes everything children want in a book. The characters are well-developed and the plot progresses at the perfect pace. Children will love Weenie, an adorable and humorous dog. His friends, a grumpy cat and a spunky hamster, are the perfect sides to Weenie’s antics. The illustrations are colorful and child-friendly. As a school librarian, I will purchase this book for my library and recommend it to many students.

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An absolutely adorable graphic novel for young readers featuring a wiener dog named Weenie, a cat named Frank, and a guinea pig named Beans. Weenie is faced with quite the dilemma... to eat or not to eat his owner’s beautiful meatloaf? Meatloaf is known to be the worlds best thing, of course. Frank and Beans play devil vs. angel, as Weenie decides his fate. This new series will be great for readers who love humor, dogs/cats, and graphic novels like Narwhal and Jelly.

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A cute little book about 3 friends Weenie, Frank, and Beans. Although they are a dog, cat, and guinea pig, they are always scheming ways to get Weenie his favorite food-MEATLOAF!
Weenie, the dachshund, is as funny with his quest for meatloaf as Garfield is wit lasagna!
Can’t wait for Book 2.

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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

The cover of this book is so cute!
My children and I absolutely loved this book.
The illustrations were adorable as well.
I'd definitely purchase a copy and check out other books by the author.

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This was a super cute story about Weenie alongside his friends Frank and Beans. Filled with laughs and adventure, I thought the art style was adorable and the story had purpose and meaning. I think this would be a great read for young readers.

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This is the cutest book!! The illustrations alone will make you love this book!! Who doesn't love a Weiner Dog and his friends!!! I would recommend this for a classroom library or to have for a kid learning how to read. Weenie, the Weiner dog hangs out with friends and they try to help each other out.

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ARC Copy...its was cute and adorable. Demography yes would be early reader to middle grade and highly suggestible for dog and pet lovers especially if their doggy is hyperactive wiener pooch!

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This was really cute even if it was a little shorter than I thought it would be. I loved all of the animals. This had a very old cartoon/comic vibe to it. It reminded me a lot of Garfield actually only with a dog of course. I could definitely see Weenie and his friends in a cartoon get up to all of their adorable antics.

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A fun and adorable book about three pets and their adventures! The story follows a wiener dog, a cat, and a guinea pig who all live together with their owner. The artwork is really cute and the overall story was fun to read. This would make a great read for kids!

*Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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