Stan the Hot Dog Man (I Can Read Book 2) [Paperback]

Ethel Kessler (Author), Leonard Kessler (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: I Can Read Book 2

"Stan is happy to retire from his bakery job because now he can start his own hot dog business. [When] a blizzard strands him and a school bus, the kids and driver wait the storm out in Stan's van, their stomachs full of hot dogs and their heads full of [his] stories. Stan's good spirits are catching; this is one grandfatherly type the world needs more of."BL.

Parenting Honorable Mention, Reading Magic Award

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 --A readable but sometimes stilted text introduces Stan while he is working at a bakery. He retires and immediately becomes a "hot dog man" in his own van, parked on a popular street corner. Stan is very happy, and his business is doing well until he is stranded in a snow storm, along with a school bus. The children and the bus driver climb into the hot dog van and enjoy themselves while waiting for the snow plow to rescue them. Kessler uses gently washed pen-and-ink drawings to add interest and detail to the story. Stan is just grandfatherly enough and his wife Emma is a perfect grandmotherly match as his friend and companion. This title is not the cream of the crop in the "I Can Read" series, but it will be well used in all collections that need material for beginning readers. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (May 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006444192X
• ISBN-13: 978-0064441926
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,145,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A happy feel-good throughout, December 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Stan the Hot Dog Man (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

A refreshing change from Disneyesque "children's" stories that seem necessarily to involve death, destruction, orphaned babies, violence, or assorted misfortune. This book offers page-after-page of a good-hearted story about a good-hearted man. Exactly the book you will want to read with your 3-year-old fresh out of the tub.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A different perspective, February 18, 2002

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Jane James "homeschoolmum" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stan The Hot Dog Man (I Can Read Book 2) (Library Binding)

This is my 7 year old son's favorite book at the moment, which surprises me, because it's about a man who retires and fulfills his dream to become a hot dog man!

Not something every 7 year old can relate to, but it's a well told, interesting little story.

We see Stan's hopes that his new business will succeed. We watch as he shows compassion for a poor family, and when a snowstorm threatens school children, we see just how wonderful Stan really is.

He's a very likeable character, and spending the day with Stan is like spending the day with Grandpa.

Lovely story and easy for beginning readers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Stan the Hot Dog Man, April 15, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Stan the Hot Dog Man (Hardcover)

By: B.U.

Do you like stories about Stan the Hot Dog Man? When Stan leaves his new job at the bakery, he starts off in a brand new job as a Hot Dog Man. He like the fresh air, he's friends at the bakery . There was a storm and Stan helped them and he put them in his truck .
My favorite part is when Stan got his new job because it is amazing to see a gei is a hot dog man. I recommend this book to anyone because it is their level.