"Hot Rod Hot Dogs" is set in a restaurant in the town of Blakesville, California, circa 1958. The owner of the restaurant, Mimi Nawrocki, is in danger of losing her business if the drag strip across the street gets closed down by Mr. Benson, the corrupt deputy mayor of the town. Swenson has convinced Mayor Tyrone J. Meane that the town needs to convert the real estate currently being "wasted" by the drag strip into a new, much more lucrative, golf course. The kids who race at the strip would be forced to drag race in unsafe areas, such as in the streets of town or in the nearby desert. Betty Jean Dale, one of the teens that hang out at "Hot Rod Hot Dogs," is very upset to hear that the strip and restaurant could be shut down. Betty Jean's father, Tom Dale, is the architect who designed the drag strip and got the town to approve it, against the deputy mayor's wishes. Tom argues with Swenson and tries to convince the local police, headed by longtime friend sheriff Roger Druyor, not to shut down the strip. The strip is ordered shut down. Betty Jean's new boyfriend, Jake Carson, is a hot-rodder who suffered a tremendous loss in a race when he was pitted against the mysterious "masked racer." Shortly thereafter, his girlfriend, Joanne Caputo, dumped him and joined a gang called the "Lone Wolves." Jake starts seeing Betty Jean, and Joanne starts going out with the mayor's troubled son, TJ Meane, who has secretly been in love with Betty Jean for years. But Joanne's not really attracted to TJ. She has been forced to spend time with TJ to distract him from the frame-up being perpetrated by the leader of the "Lone Wolves," Dirk Skagg. Dirk is being paid by Swenson to plant evidence linking TJ to the destruction of some private property in town. This would get the boy sent to juvenile hall, subsequently disgracing the mayor, paving the way for Swenson to become the new mayor of Blakesville. Featuring songs written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, "Hot Rod Hot Dogs" is a musical the entire family can enjoy!

From the creator of Bear in Underwear! and Rawr! comes a silly and heartwarming story about a polite, but clumsy racecar driver who discovers that winning isn’t everything. Meet Rod. He isn’t the best racer in town. In fact, he’s never even made it to the finish line. But that has never stopped him from competing each and every year in the local Grand Prix. And with the help of his friends, maybe this will be his year to shine! An adorable racing tale filled with heart, humor, and good sportsmanship, Hot Rod Hot Dog is a story about never giving up, being the best you can be, and ultimately learning that playing the game is just as important as winning. Plus, with a novelty turnwheel on the front cover, Hot Rod Hot Dog is a hands-on read!

A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builds a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.

Hi guys, it is Butch, here with another cool story about me and the boys, from my Hot Rod Car Club going to a local car show. There will be many pictures of us, and the car show. 5-18 age group in reading, although a picture book for all children and adults. Hi quality paper, and gloss inside and out for that vivid picture look, and lasting keepsake. Large photos and pictures in a book that is 8x10

This anthology of hot rod writings and excerpts chronicles the joys of hot rodding, the historical circumstances of its creation, and the major events, people, cars, and builders who brought hot rods to the national stage. From popular writers of the era to those covering today’s cutting edge innovators, this collection explores various themes within hot rodding through news articles, essays, fiction, interviews, and more, with more than 60 color and black-and-white illustrations and photographs to illuminate each excerpt and story. Writers include Gray Baskerville, Ed Roth, Wally Parks, Dean Batchelor, Robert E. Petersen, Tom Wolfe, LeRoi "Tex" Smith, and many more.

When Mucumber eats a hot dog without cooking it first, his sister panics and tells him he will die.

The new book from the James Beard award-winning cartoonist and designer/producer of Netflix’s Bojack Horseman Lisa Hanawalt's debut graphic novel, My Dirty Dumb Eyes, achieved instant and widespread acclaim: reviews in the New York Times and NPR, Best of Year nods from the Washington Post and USA Today, and praise from comedians like Patton Oswalt and Kristen Schaal. Her designs define the look of the wildly popular Netflix animated series Bojack Horseman. Her culinary-focused comics and illustrated essays in Lucky Peach magazine won her a James Beard Award. Now, Hot Dog Taste Test collects Hanawalt's devastatingly funny comics, gorgeous art, and screwball lists as she tucks into the pomposities of the foodie subculture. Hanawalt dismantles the notion of breakfast; says goodbye to New York through a street food smorgasbord; shadows chef Wylie Dufresne, samples all-you-can-eat buffets in Vegas; and crafts an eerie comic about being a horse lover yet an avid carnivore. Hot Dog Taste Test explodes with color, hilarity, charm, and, occasionally, reproductive organs. Lush full-spread paintings of birds getting their silly feet all over a kitchen, a fully imagined hot dog show (think Best in Show but with hot dogs), and a holiday feast gone awry are the creamy icing on this imaginative rainbow-colored cake. But Hanawalt's wit and heart extend far beyond gags--her insightful musings on popular culture, relationships, and the animal in all of us are as keen and funny as her watercolors are exquisite.