You Bet Your Britches, Claude (Picture Puffin books) [Paperback]

Joan Lowery Nixon (Author), Tracey Campbell Pearson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Picture Puffin books | Publication Date: May 1, 1991

Shirley and Claude lead a settled life with their adopted son, Tom, until Shirley goes to town to retrieve Tom's sister, Bessie, and the two run into more than their share of trouble with criminals.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

There's never a dull moment when Shirley and Claude (stars of If You Say So, Claude and Beats Me , Claude ) are on the scene. This time they've blown back into town from Texas, bringing with them a newly adopted son Tom. Tom's sister Bessie lives with Mrs. Krumbly, the owner of the Good Eats Cafe. There's a rather Dickensian view of adoption here: Krumbly has paid $20 for little Bessie and now treats her as a servant. When bank robbers appear, Bessie proves she's more than a "saucy, little, no-account, ragamuffin girl" and catches the bad guys in a way that wins her the respect--and reward--that she's due. In the end, she rides home with Shirley, Claude and Tom. Colorful language and Pearson's lively cartoon drawings heighten the zip in this rollicking story. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140509003
• ISBN-13: 978-0140509007
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,200,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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