The Dirty Cowboy

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Summary: A Great Circular Story
Review: A humorous, well written book about a cowboy and his dog, and the pictures allow the story to come to life. We bought this book for our grandson, but have each already read it a couple of times. Since it's going to be a Christmas gift, we're hoping it doesn't show wear by the time we give it to him. What a combination Adam and Amy make! The art and writing work together as though one is watching a live presentation of the story. We hope to see more from these two, for childrens' enjoyment, as well as our own.

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Summary: What a hoot!
Review: A humorous, well written book about a cowboy and his dog, and the pictures allow the story to come to life. We bought this book for our grandson, but have each already read it a couple of times. Since it's going to be a Christmas gift, we're hoping it doesn't show wear by the time we give it to him. What a combination Adam and Amy make! The art and writing work together as though one is watching a live presentation of the story. We hope to see more from these two, for childrens' enjoyment, as well as our own.

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Summary: Masterpiece of Mesquite, Mud, Mayhem and Scrub Jays!
Review: An absolutely beautiful book and a pleasure to read from Cover to Cover - literally! Such vivid descriptions, we could smell the desert AND got more than a wiff of that dirty cowboy. It's such a funny story, with great rhythm. The gorgeous illustrations are an absolute hoot to boot with the likes of the cowboy (check out his range of facial expressions!), his dog (crazy western wolf dog but oh-so-lovable), his trusty steed and the extended cast of a multi-eyed grey spider, a saxophone playing fly, a rabbit with clothes pin pinching her nose to keep out the aroma and on and on. What about the bath scenes!? And the fight scene that creates the dust devil which ends in a smudgy rainbow?! Incredible! Amy's words and Adam's illustrations play off eachother with vibrancy and laugh-out-loud humour.

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Summary: Wonderful, funny book!
Review: As a homeschooling mom, this book appeals to all of my children, ages 4-10. As many of the other reviews have stated, the vocabulary and literary style is excellent, the story is very appealing and the illustrations are simply wonderful. Amy Timberlake is a captivating story-teller who has warmed our family's hearts and is sure go far in the writing industry. I look forward to the future writings and illustrations of Ms. Timberlake and Mr. Rex for our homeschool. One more thing...We have given this book as a gift to a few of our friends - this makes a wonderful gift for families!

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Summary: The Dirty Cowboy is oh sooooooooo dyrty!
Review: The Dirty Cowboy is a delightful, cleverly-written story with superb illustrations. The author's imaginative telling of this humorous and might-be-true tale, along with the illustrator's whimsical interpretations, is simply wonderful. An adult city-dweller myself, I can't imagine a child who wouldn't like this book. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to read it without eating the pages!

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Summary: Darn Tootin' Good Book
Review: The Dirty Cowboy is a delightful, cleverly-written story with superb illustrations. The author's imaginative telling of this humorous and might-be-true tale, along with the illustrator's whimsical interpretations, is simply wonderful. An adult city-dweller myself, I can't imagine a child who wouldn't like this book. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to read it without eating the pages!

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Summary: Dirty Cowboy - should be on every bookshelf!
Review: The Dirty cowboy is a family story that has been handed down to the author, Amy Timberlake. I found it to be well written and loaded with humor. It's evident that this story was written with love and respect for great story telling. It's hard to believe this is Ms. Timberlake's first published work.

The illustrator, Adam Rex has captured Ms. Timberlake's story with accuracy and humor. His illustrations remind me of the early artwork of Norman Rockwell.

This book is not only for the young but the young at heart. Even at the age of 39, this book is a must have on my book shelf!

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Summary: Wonderful, funny book!
Review: This book is highly entertaining and clever. We love it!