What's It All About?
Cowpoke Clyde has spent all day long making sure everything was completely clean. Just as he’s about to relax he realizes he’s forgotten one very important, very dirty thing – Dawg. When he tries to get man’s best friend all cleaned up hijinks ensue.
What'd I Think?
It's not often that I come across a cowboy themed picture book that can hold my attention span but this one did just that! It had a great rhythm to the story and the illustrations were a perfect match. I could even share this with the preschool age kids at storytime without fear that they would be bored before I could finish a page.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars!
What'd They Think?
School Library Journal -
(April 01, 2013; 9780547239934)
K-Gr 1-At the end of a satisfying
day, Cowpoke Clyde decides that the only thing he'd forgotten to clean was his
"ol' Dawg, his faithful, snorin' friend, /all caked with mud from end to
end." However, corralling Dawg is definitely not a snap, and Clyde's
continued efforts result in a cumulative disaster of frantic chickens, flying
feathers, spilled soup, biting fleas, a slippery hog, hissing cats, and a
braying mule, all "gettin' soaked" instead of Dawg. Even the hog gets
a wide-eyed close-up here. Finely crafted acrylic scenes contain a wide range
of angled perspectives and shadows within Clyde's tiny shack and outside on the
ranch. Cartoon figures cavort across the spreads and escape their frames.
Rhyming couplets reveal a cowboy twang of missing final "g's." A
first purchase for most libraries.-Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano
ISD, TX (c) Copyright 2013.
Booklist -
(June 01, 2013; 9780547239934)
Neatnik Cowpoke Clyde savors his
tidy house until he notices Dawg, caked with mud. Determined to rectify this
oversight, he attempts to bathe his pooch but Dawg has other ideas. In the
ensuing chase, feathers fly, fleas jump, hogs skitter, cats topple soapy pails,
and mules kick, leaving poor Clyde no choice but to bathe by himself in the
moonlight. The author of Cindy Moo (2012) offers here another humorous, rhyming
picture book, this one filled with clever language and anticipatory page turns
that will delight young listeners: But Dawg ignored his mighty pleas. / Instead
Dawg left a trail of . . . / FLEAS. Austin's vibrant acrylic-and-pencil
illustrations exaggerate the tall-tale humor. In one spread, both Clyde and
Dawg appear to run across the hog's enormous back; in another, airborne Clyde
tumbles helplessly after being kicked by the mule. This makes a good choice for
story hours or one-on-one sharing. Pair with Jeanne Willis' I Want to Be a
Cowgirl (2002) or Amy Timberlake's The Dirty Cowboy (2003).--Weisman, Kay
Copyright 2010 Booklist.
What Do I Do With It?
Rodeo is a very popular theme in the Houston area in March as that's when the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo always gets underway. It is attended by people from all over the United States and is a source of great fun for schools when they choose it as a field trip destination. Pairing this book with other fun cowboy tales is a sure way to add to the hype. Songs sung could include "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain" and "Giddy-Up" (the last being a favorite in our Lapsit and Toddler storytimes.) After the stories have been read and the songs sung, a cowboy themed craft such as a paper cowboy hat or horse made using a paper bag could be made.
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