Book cover for Stick Dog Takes Out Sushi by Tom Watson

Stick Dog Takes Out Sushi

2021 Released
256 Pages
1-2 Hours
★ 4.36 118 ratings
Paperback Unavailable
HarperCollinsISBN 9780063014299

Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson’s hilarious series continues, and Stick Dog is in the mood for takeout!

When Stick Dog and his crew unknowingly discover chopsticks, their taste buds lead them to a lakeside sushi restaurant. They see the sushi. They smell the sushi. But how are they going to get the sushi?

Several things stand in Stick Dog’s way. They include a squirrel eating a barbecue potato chip, a runaway canoe, and a little female human. Stick Dog must navigate around each of these obstacles if he’s ever going to get some sushi for his drooling friends.

It’s another wacky food-snatching mission. If Stick Dog fails, Mutt, Karen, Stripes, and Poo-Poo will go to bed with empty stomachs. If he succeeds, it’s sushi for everyone!

The bestselling Stick Dog series is perfect for fans of such series as The Last Kids on Earth, Dog Man, Big Nate, Timmy Failure, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A favorite of readers ages 6 to 12, both avid and less so, Stick Dog is a winner for those looking for their next funny illustrated middle grade book series.

Other favorites in the series include Stick Dog Wants a Hot Dog, Stick Dog Chases a Pizza, and many more!


Can Stick Dog’s ridiculous plan actually work?


  • Funny Dog Stories: Follow Stick Dog and his four hilarious friends—Mutt, Karen, Stripes, and Poo-Poo—on their most ambitious food mission yet.
  • Found Family Teamwork: Watch as the five dogs put their heads together to come up with a plan so crazy it just might work... or end with them floating away in a canoe.
  • Silly Problem-Solving: From debating if fish grow on trees to building a garbage-can blockade, the dogs’ logic is guaranteed to make kids laugh.
  • Heavily Illustrated Fun: With signature stick-figure drawings on nearly every page, this book is perfect for visual learners and fans of graphic novels.

Tom Watson

Tom Watson lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, and son. He also has a dog, as you could probably guess. The dog is a Labrador-Newfoundland mix. Tom says he looks like a Labrador with a bad perm. He wanted to name the dog "Put Your Shirt On" (please don't ask why), but he was outvoted by his family. The dog's name is Shadow. Early in his career Tom worked in politics, including a stint as the chief speechwriter for the governor of Ohio. This experience helped him develop the unique, storytelling narrative style of the Stick Dog books. More important, Tom's time in politics made him realize a very important thing: Kids are way smarter than adults. And it's a lot more fun and rewarding to write stories for them than to write speeches for grown-ups.

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