Cowboy Camp
By: Tammi Sauer, Illustrated by: Mike Reed
I thought this was a very cute book. It's about a little boy Avery who is at cowboy camp. He doesn't fit in because his belt is too big and his hat is too small and his name is all wrong. He first gets fed grits and beans and he doesn't like them. Then they ride horses but he is allergic to horses. Then they twirl and twist their lassos and he gets bad rope burn. Who ever heard of a cowboy who: doesn't like beans, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burn?
That night he is sitting by the camp fire when a scary looking guy comes out of the shadows and wants to put an end to Cowboy Dan's career because he is making it too hard for bad guys to succeed anymore.
However Avery gets scared and lies and says that it is a space camp and then Black Bart gets mad and says he is lying and then tests him with all the stuff that cowboys should be able to do, and Avery of course fails all of them.
Black Bart then leaves right before Cowboy Dan and all the other campers come out and tell Avery that he is the best cowboy they have ever seen.
I just thought that this was a very cute book that really teaches kids that whatever they are good and bad at is good for some reason. Avery reminds me of a lot of kids I know that just think they are so different and it's a bad thing when it's really a good thing.
I enjoyed the light nature of this book. I think that it could lead students to understand that in a group of people your special talent is very important. Also that you don't have to like everything that is stereo typical to be that something in your heart. I loved the illustrations in this book they portray the feelings the author was trying to show through the words.
ReplyDeleteThis book was adorable!! The pictures were so cute as well!! This book would be great to use with young kids showing that they all have their own talents.
ReplyDeleteThis book was so cute! I think this would be a great read for grades k-2. I love how you can easily relate to the lesson of the story that being different is not wrong at all. This book would be a great discussion starter about how we are all different and have our own talents that we are good at, and some that our peers may be better at.
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