Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Cowboys (Western)
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Children's Easy Fiction Books
Call Number
E ADDY
E APPELT
E APPLEGATE
Author
Title & Brief Description
Lucky Jake
Addy, Sharon Hart While panning for gold with his Pa, Jake adopts a pig that he
names Dog.
Appelt, Kathi
Applegate,
Katherine
When Otis Courted Mama
While his life seems perfectly good as it is, Cardell, a young
coyote, learns to tolerate - and even like - the coyote that is
courting his mother.
The Buffalo Storm
When Hallie and her parents join a wagon train to Oregon and
leave her grandmother behind, Hallie must learn to face the
storms that frighten her so, as well as other, newer fears, with
just her grandmother's quilt to comfort her.
Not So Tall for Six
6-year-old Kylie Bell comes from a long line of not-so-tall
people, but she remembers the family motto - "Brave and
smart and big at heart" = which helps her to treat the class
bully with kindness.
E ASTON
Aston, Diana
E BROWNLOW
Brownlow,
Michael
Way Out West with a Baby
While on a cattle drive, three rough, tough cowboys encounter
a little baby who causes them to change their ways, at least
for a while.
Bruins, David
The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear
The ninja, the cowboy, and the bear do everything together.
But when a contest among themselves leads to resentment,
they soon learn that the only way to stop disagreeing is to be
considerate of their differences and appreciate one another.
E BURELL
Burell, Sarah
Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff
When a friendly and talented rattlesnake slithers into
Dustpan, Texas, he must prove his value to the residents of
the town before the sheriff will allow him to stay.
E CHARLIP
Charlip, Remy
Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard
Two cowboys in search of their lost cow, Grace, are delighted
when she finally finds them.
E BRUINS
E CHRISMER
E CRUMMEL
Phoebe Clappsaddle for Sheriff
After Phoebe welcomes the new schoolteacher, Miss
Chrismer, Melanie
Hornswaggle, and her bird to the Texas town of Buzzard, she
finds she has to put the Tumbleweed Gang in line once again.
Crummel, Susan
Ten-Gallon Bart
On the day he is supposed to retire as sheriff of Dog City,
Ten-Gallon Bart learns that Billy the Kid--the roughest,
toughest, gruffest goat in the country--is on his way into
town.
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E CRUMMEL
E CRUMMEL
E CRUNK
Crummel, Susan
Ten-Gallon Bart Beats the Heat
Tired of the blistering heat in Dog City, Ten-Gallon Bart
departs for the frozen north, where he gets lost in a blizzard.
Crummel, Susan
Ten-Gallon Bart and the Wild West Show
Buffalo Chip's Wild West Show comes to Dog City and retired
sheriff Bart, looking for some excitement, enters the bullriding contest.
Crunk, Tony
Railroad John and the Red Rock Run
Lonesome Bob and Granny Apple Fritter have to get to Red
Rock by two o'clock or Lonesome will miss his wedding, but
Railroad John has never been late so nothing will keep him
from pulling the train in by 1:59.
Cummings, Troy
Giddy-Up, Daddy
When the dad who's the world's best at playing "horsey" is
lured away by rustlers, it's up to his children to rescue him on
a wild ride that takes them to a rodeo, a circus, and beyond.
Davis, David
Fandango Stew
Penniless Slim and his grandson Luis ride into the
unwelcoming western town of Skinflint, and manage to rustle
up a delicious meal for all its citizens out of one lone bean.
E DAVIS
Davis, David
Texas Mother Goose
A Texas twist to classic Mother Goose rhymes with such titles
as "Mary Had a White-Faced Calf," "There Was an Old Cowgirl
Who Lived in a Boot," and "Pecos Peter Taco Eater."
E DAVIS
Davis, David
The Twelve Days of Christmas - in Texas, That Is
Presents a Texas twist to a classic Texas tune, from a
mockingbird in a gum tree to twelve longhorns leaping.
E DEMAREST
Demarest, Chris
E CUMMINGS
E DAVIS
E DROMGOOLE
The Cowboy ABC
An alphabet book featuring words that are related to cowboys
and their way of life, such as appaloosa and tumbleweed.
Good Night, Cowboy
Ages 4 to 8 years. As sleep comes, the little cowboy's happy
heart bids good night to all in his world that has made his day
Dromgoole, Glenn safe and glad. Couplets in lullaby rhythm gently invite little
ones to enter sleep, while original artwork guides their minds'
eyes from the sweet-smelling cow pony nodding in the shed to
the prairie grasses whispering.
Take Me to Your BBQ
When Willy goes outside to check on his grill, he finds a UFO
full of aliens who want some of his barbecue and chili, and
then tear up his farm square dancing while he plays the fiddle.
Includes a recipe for barbecue sauce.
E DUVAL
Duval, Kathy
E FAILING
Failing, Barbara
Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy
McCoy buys himself a cowboy hat, which leads to a series of
misadventures at the Bo-Doo-Oh Ranch.
Fleming, Denise
Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp
When Buster the dog's owner goes away for a few days, he
sends Buster to Sagebrush Kennels for Cowboy Camp, where
Buster is homesick at first, but then has fun herding balls into
E FLEMING
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Cowboys (Western)
the corral, gathering sticks for a campfire, and making wanted
posters with his pawprints.
Frisch, Aaron
A Night on the Range
As he camps overnight in the backyard, an aspiring young
cowboy with a healthy imagination spends his first night "on
the range."
E GRIFFIN
Griffin, Kitty
Cowboy Sam and Those Confounded Secrets
Under Cowboy Sam's hat are more secrets than fleas on Doc
Peeble's hound dog, more secrets than peppers on a chili
pepper plant, and more secrets than spikes on a horny toad
lizard. Just about everyone in the town of Dry Gulch wants to
tell Sam a secret. But when his hat gets plum full of secrets
and won't stay put on his head, Sam is bumfuzzled and
bewildered. How can he keep all those secrets under wraps-and keep the townfolk from going crazy? Perfectly matched by
Mike Wohnoutka's comic illustrations, this funny and
unexpectedly touching tale will appeal to readers young and
old alike.
E HAYES
Hayes, Joe
The Gum-Chewing Rattler
A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from
a rattlesnake's bite.
E HOPKINS
Hopkins, Jackie
Prairie Chicken Little
In this retelling of the classic tale, Mary McBlicken, a small
prairie chicken, and her animal friends are on their way to tell
Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming
when they meet a hungry coyote.
E HOPKINSON
Hopkinson,
Deborah
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale
In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, 7-year-old Abe Lincoln falls
into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.
E FRISCH
Isaacs, Anne
Dust Devil
Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s,
fearless Angelica Longrider - also known as Swamp Angel changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and
captures some desperadoes.
Isaacs, Anne
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
In 1870, Tulip Jones, a wealthy, self-reliant widow from
England, acquires the By-Golly Gully Ranch in Texas and soon
finds herself saddled with 1000 suitors.
Jackson, Alison
Desert Rose and Her Highfalutin Hog
Upon finding a large gold nuggets on her pig farm, Desert
Rose sets out to buy the biggest, fattest hog in Texas to enter
in the state fair, but first she must get the hog to Laredo and
every animal she asks for help is just as "ornery" as the hog.
E JANNI
Janni, Rebecca
Every Cowgirl Goes to School
Nellie Sue, who fancies herself a real cowgirl, wants a horse
for her birthday, but she discovers that a brand new bicycle-her first--takes almost as much taming as a filly.
E JANNI
Janni, Rebecca
Every Cowgirl Loves a Rodeo
Nellie Sue enjoys the county fair, but cannot wait to compete
E ISAACS
E ISAACS
E JACKSON
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Cowboys (Western)
against the reigning champion of the bicycle rodeo, A.J.
Picket.
E JANNI
E JANNI
Janni, Rebecca
Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots
Nellie Sue hopes to make friends with her new neighbors by
hosting a hoedown in her barn, but wonders if the "glitter
girls" will be able to dance in their ballet slippers, rather than
in dancing boots like hers.
Janni, Rebecca
Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse
Nellie Sue, who fancies herself a real cowgirl, wants a horse
for her birthday, but she discovers that a brand new bicycle,
her first, takes almost as much taming as a filly.
E KETTEMAN
Bubba, The Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale
Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Texas, the
Ketteman, Helen
fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the
stepson of a wicked rancher.
E KETTEMAN
Waynetta and the Cornstalk: A Texas Fairy Tale
Ketteman, Helen A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas
cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.
Kimmel, Eric
The Great Texas Hamster Drive
When Pecos Bill's daughter gets two pet hamsters, they soon
multiply into the hundreds, so Bill decides to take them all to
Chicago where lots o boys and girls want pet hamsters.
E KIMMEL
Kimmel, Eric
Jack and the Giant Barbeque
When Jack's mother tells him how his father died when a giant
stole his barbecue recipes, Jack vows to find the giant and
retrieve the book. Includes an author's note about Texas
barbecue.
E LANGDO
Lango, Bryan
Tornado Slim and the Magic Cowboy Hat
A cowboy is given a magic hat and becomes a hero
E KIMMEL
E LAWSON
E MCALLISTER
E MCGHEE
E MCKENZIE
Lawson, Dorie
Tex
Luke lives by the ocean but dreams of tall mountains to climb,
wide open fields to run through, dusty boots to stomp, and a
pony for a best friend.
The Clever Cowboy
There's a pancake tossin' competition in Yippeeville today, and
Clever Cowboy is determined to win the prize. But when it's
McAllister, Angela his turn to toss, that flapjack flies so high it blocks the sun
and puts all the lights out! Will Clever save the day with his
giant elasticated-one-seater-frying-pan catapult--or will
someone else rescue the good citizens of Yippeeville?
McGhee, Alison
The Case of the Missing Donut
A little boy in a sheriff's hat and his dog deputy are bringing
donuts home when the "Sheriff" is unable to resist getting rid
of a slightly squished powdered donut, then wonders how
everyone knows he ate it.
McKenzie, Kim
Baxter Barret Brown's Cowboy Band
Baxter hopes to play his bass fiddle with a real cowboy band
on a ranch but when branding irons melt and the chuckwagon
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breaks down, Baxter discovers never-before-imagined uses
for his instrument.
E MCMANIS
E MCPHAIL
E MOSER
McManis,
Margaret
The Wild Texas Stampede
James Stephen Hogg, the 19th-century Texas governor and
exotic animal collector, puts his daughter, Ima, in charge of
her troublesome younger brother who likes to "bother the
buffaloes, outrage the ostriches, and panic the pachyderms."
McPhail, David
Moony B. Finch, Fastest Draw in the West
One quiet spring morning, a young boy uses his magic pencil
to draw an old-fashioned passenger train and then finds
himself among an odd assortment of passengers in the middle
of a train robbery.
Moser, Lisa
Cowboy Boyd and Mighty Calliope
A cowboy and his trusty rhinoceros try to prove themselves at
the Double R Ranch, where the Slim, Hardtack, and Rancher
Rose doubt Calliope's potential, but Boyd believes in her.
E NOBLE
Noble, Trinka
E PARISH
Parish, Herman
E PECK
Peck, Jan
Meanwhlie Back at the Ranch
A bored rancher drives to town in search of excitement little
knowing what is happening to his wife and ranch during his
absence.
Go West, Amelia Bedelia!
Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper, takes a
vacation at her Uncle Buck's dude ranch.
Way Out West on My Little Pony
A child encounters many critters while riding down the trail on
a pony.
E PERKINS
Perkins, Maripat
Rodeo Red
Rodeo Red and her hound dog, Rusty, are happy as can be
until Side Swiping Slim comes to town and starts stirring up
trouble for them, but when Slim steals Rusty, Red will do
anything to get him back.
E PUTTOCK
Puttock, Simon
Lost Little Cowboy
A kindly toad helps a "lonesome and lost" young coyote find
his mother.
E RASH
Rash, Andy
E RUBEL
E SANDERS
Are You a Horse?
When Roy gets a saddle for his birthday, he goes in search of
a horse.
Rubel, Nicole
A Cowboy Named Ernestine
Ernestine O'Reilly comes from Ireland to Texas as a mail-order
bride, but when she meets the man she is supposed to marry,
she ends up deciding to be a cowboy instead.
Sanders, Rob
Cowboy Christmas
Three cowboys, Dwight, Darryl, and Dub, are stuck on the
range with the cows at Christmas time. Along with the cook,
they try decorating a cactus, frying up molasses cookies, and
making the cows like like reindeer. They are rescued by Santa
himself on Christmas Day.
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E
SCHNETZLER
E SCIESZKA
Schnetzler,
Pattie
Widdermaker
The efforts of Cowpoke Pete and his pony, Desert Rose, to tame
Widdermaker, the meanest, low-downest bull the West has ever seen,
have unexpected and very pleasant results.
Cowboy & Octopus
Scieszka, Jon Cowboy and Octopus maintain their friendship despite different opinions
about things like beans and knock-knock jokes.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count
cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Horse in the House
When Cocoa decides to explore the house, Cowgirl Kate has a hard time
convincing him he must return to the barn.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners
Cocoa the horse herds the cows with Cowgirl Kate, helps her practice
her roping skills, and wishes he could wear boots instead of horseshoes.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Rain or Shine
Cowgirl Kate and her cow horse, Cocoa, discover what it means to work,
play, and be together--rain or shine.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: School Days
Cocoa the horse does not want Cowgirl Kate to go to school without
him.
E SILVERMAN
Silverman,
Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies
Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa watch over the new calves, a puppy,
and some baby barn owls.
E SMITH
Smith,
Cynthia
Holler Loudly
Unable to be quiet since he was born, Holler Loudly only gets louder as
he grows up which gets him in trouble at school, the library, and the
movie theater, but when a tornado threatens the state fair, Holler's
voice may save the day.
E SQUIRES
Squires,
Janet
The Gingerbread Cowboy
A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's
kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of
the "Gingerbread Boy."
E STADLER
E STANLEY
E STEIN
E
TIMBERLAKE
The Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose
A lime-loving cowboy and a big blue moose work their way through a
Stader, John
version of the Wild West where rustlers steal pigs and the dealer in your
card game may be a crocodile.
Stanley,
Diane
Saving Sweetness
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually
resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible
orphanage.
Cowboy Ned's New Friend
Stein, David
When Cowboy Ned meets Miss Clementine, his horse Andy, who is his
Ezra
best friend, becomes jealous.
The Dirty Cowboy
Timberlake, Telling his faithful dog to make sure nobody touches his clothes but him,
Amy
a cowboy jumps into a New Mexico river for a bath, not realizing just
how much the scrubbing will change his scent.
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E TUCKER
Tucker,
Kathy
Do Cowboys Ride Bikes?
Humorous rhyming answers to fourteen questions about what it's like to
be a cowboy.
E ULMER
Ulmer,
Wendy
A Campfire for Cowboy Billy
After a day of riding his stick horse, Splinter, across and imaginary
landscape, Billy returns to the rooftop of his apartment to sit beneath
the stars and remember Grandpa.
E VAN
ALLSBURG
Bad Day at Riverbend
Van Allsburg, When Sheriff Hardy investigates the source of a brilliant light and shiny
Chris
slime afflicting Riverbend, he finds that the village is becoming part of a
child's coloring book streaked with greasy crayons.
E WATSON
Watson,
Esther
Trouble at Sugar Dip Well
Cowgirl Jules and her clever horse Gertie save the townsfolk when Mean
Bulldog Pike and his greedy horse Bullet escape from jail and steal the
water supply.
E
WILLIAMSON
Williamson,
Melanie
Cactus Annie
Cactus Annie's first day at Cowgirl School goes from bad to worse...but
when the cows are stolen by some pesky rats, Cactus Annie proves that
she can be as big and brave as anyone.
E WINBURN
Winburn,
William
10 Little Sock Monkeys
Ten little sock monkeys swing on a bar, and they fall off one by one.
Children's Nonfiction Books
Call Number
J 636.2 URB
Author
Title & Brief Description
Cattle Kids: A Year on the Western Range
Presents a photo essay about boys and girls who live and work on their
Urbigkit, Cat
families' cattle ranches, taking part in many activities including calving,
branding, and rounding up the herd.
Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels
Profiles important and influential performers of country and western
music, including the Carter Family, Roy Acuff, Gene Autry, Bill Monroe,
Patsy Cline, and Loretta Lynne.
J 781.64 GEO
GeorgeWarren,
Holly
J 784.4 FEL
Felton,
Harold
J 791.8 RIC
Rice, James
Cowboy Rodeo
Describes the atmosphere and the events of the rodeo in its early days.
Flood, Bo
Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo
Rodeo riders are honored athletes. It takes brains, muscles, and a lot of
practice to wrestle a racing steer to the ground or stay on top of a
bucking, twisting bronco. Rodeo is the number-one most exciting sport
out West. Take a look.
J 791.84 FLO
J 978 GIB
J 978 GRA
Cowboy Jamboree: Western Songs & Lore
The principal source of the songs included in this book is singing
cowboy, a book of western songs, collected and edited by Margaret
Larkin.
Yippee-Yay!: A Book About Cowboys and Cowgirls
Gibbons, Gail Explains and illustrates the equipment, work, and lifestyle of cowboys
and cowgirls in the Old West.
Granfield,
Linda
Cowboy: An Album
An introduction to cowboys, their history, their daily life, famous
cowboys and cowgirls, and portrayals of cowboys in modern films.
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J 978 MCC
McCarthy,
Pat
Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities
Heading West traces the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer
men, women, and children from the colonial beginnings of the westward
expansion to the last of the homesteaders in late 20th century Alaska.
J 978 SCO
Scott, Ann
Herbert
Cowboy Country
An "old buckaroo" tells how he became a cowboy, what the work was
like in the past, and how this life has changed.
J 978.02 OLS
Olson, Tod
How to Get Rich on a Texas Cattle Drive
Provides an honest look about rampaging rustlers, stampeding steers,
and other fateful hazards on the wild Chisholm Trail.
J 92 LEON
Alter, Judy
Martin de Leon: Tejano Empresario
Don Martin de Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in
Texas, in the days before statehood. Other empresarios, such as Moses
Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to
Texas by the lure of land. De Leon established his colony in southeast
Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his
four sons governed the colony.
J 92 PICKETT
Pinkney,
Andrea
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Ridin' Cowboy
Describes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave
whose unusual bulldogging style made him a rodeo star.