Texas Zeke and the Longhorn - Paperback

by David Davis (Author)

This retelling of the English folktale "The Old Woman and Her Pig" features a Texas cowboy and an ornery Longhorn. A whole chain of events must be set into motion before Zeke can get home for a big bowl of chili.

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"The straightforward language rolls off the storyteller's tongue [and] the colorful cartoon illustrations cleverly convey the action. . . . Altogether, this softer interpretation of the folktale will fit in with current sensibilities."
-School Library Journal

"A contagious read-aloud youngsters will love just as much as I did."
-Susan Farrington, Sanford (NC) Herald

"This book is just downright fun to read!"
-Jan Peck, author of Way Out West on My Little Pony

The author of Trucker's Night Before Christmas and Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book has another Texas tale to tell. Gather 'round and listen to the adventures of a frustrated cowboy and his stubborn steer, and how difficult it can be to get home for supper!

Old Texas cowboy Zeke is looking forward to a hot bowl of chili, but to get it, he must get his newly purchased steer into the corral. By enlisting the help of a collie, a mesquite stick, a campfire, a javelina, a burro, a prickly pear cactus, an armadillo, a pretty gal, and a mockingbird, he finally gets his dinner-but not without the possibility of the antics starting all over again!

Told in the author's inimitable native Texan voice, this humorous story makes for great read-aloud fun. The book is full of colorful vocabulary reflecting the Southwest region and encourages children to follow along with its repetition of objects, animals, and actions.

Author Biography

Native Texan David Davis is the author of almost a dozen books with Pelican Publishing. Four of his books, including Jazz Cats, have earned spots on the Accelerated Reader list.