Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy

cute book. everyone signed it at my son's cowboy party. it is kind of long. it shipped quickly and all of the kids liked it a lot.

Our son received this book as a Christmas present five years ago and we're still reading it! I'd say it's his favorite picture book... the one we'll save for him to read to his children. We all love Tedd Arnold's art Parts (Picture Puffins)and the story line has a slapstick kind of humor that appeals to adults as well as children. I read the book to my son's kindergarten class and everyone giggled long and loud at the part where Cowboy McCoy mounts his trusty steed Payday only to find his horse doesn't have a head!

This is a cute book about a man who tries on hats and becomes a cowboy because the hat fits. He then sets out to do his job very badly! Can't ride a horse, can't round up a cow, that job of a cowboy is hard! Good thing he can go to sleep, take that cowboy hat off and have a good night's rest.

I read this book to my two boys ages 3 and 6 and we all loved it. It is funny and engaging for the kids and funny in an Abbott and Costello way for the adult reader. It is a silly story about McCoy who finds, through an exhaustive search at a hat shop, that a cowboy hat fits him perfectly. He then sets out to fulfill his destiny as a cowboy with the much needed guidance of Lasso Lou. I got this book from the library originally but had to add it to our collection.

The illustration of the characters feeds into your curiousity. You want to read to learn about who Lasso Lou and Comboy McCoy are. The dialogue and tempo of the book is full of energy and fast pace. You'll want to read this book again and again to be sure not to miss a beat! Great book for the young ones!