The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by Mo Willems
★ Top 10 book of 2004 · #10 on Best Books of 2004
The pigeon finds a hot dog, but a cute duckling turns up and starts pestering him over it. It is a funny little contest, and young readers are left wondering who will come out on top.
Best for: Young children who enjoy short, funny stories about squabbles over snacks
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2004, out of 48 2004 books that cleared our data bar.
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! on the Best Books of 2004
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! came out in 2004. Of the 48 books first published in 2004 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #10 on our Best Books of 2004 list.
Why it made the list: 270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (34 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Reader favorite.
Nearby on the 2004 list
- When He Was Wicked Julia Quinn, #8
- Rising Storm Erin Hunter, #9
- The Last Kingdom Bernard Cornwell, #11
- My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult, #12
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 208 want to read it, 10 are reading it now and 52 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 34 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 67 | 55% |
| Reader love | 98 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 50 | 20% |
Questions about The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
When was The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! published?
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems was first published in 2004.
Was The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! one of the best books of 2004?
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is #10 on BookWard's Best Books of 2004, out of 48 2004 books that cleared our data bar. 270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (34 ratings).
Why is The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! on the Best Books of 2004 list?
270 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.7 out of 5 (34 ratings).
More of the best books of 2004
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter Jeffry P. Lindsay, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- The Ruins of Gorlan John Flanagan, #3
- Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow, #4
- Blink Malcolm Gladwell, #5
- She Comes First Ian Kerner, #6
See the full Best Books of 2004, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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