Ten-Gallon Bart

Ten-Gallon Bart by Susan Stevens Crummel, illustrated by Dorothy Donohue is a great western picture book, perfect for sharing.  Sheriff Bart has been the sheriff of Dog City for ten years and now is ready to retire.  But on his last day as sheriff, Billy the Kid heads to town.  Bart stands up to the angry goat, but is knocked out.  Then the rest of Dog City comes to the sheriff’s rescue.  The illustrations by Donohue are paper art, adding their own humor and sense of style to the text.  The dialogue is snappy and filled with puns, and the rest of the text will have you getting your western drawl dancing on your tongue.  Great fun for everyone from first grade on down.  This is definitely one to keep in your storytime stable.