Cowboy Baby [Hardcover]

Sue Heap (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Sheriff Pa comes up with an unusual tactic to get Cowboy Baby and his pals to go to bed.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Before Cowboy Baby goes to bed, he has to round up Texas Ted, Denver Dog and the other toy animals in his posse. "Off you go to find them,' said Sheriff Pa. 'Bring them home safely.' " Cowboy Baby waddles outdoors, into a desert landscape of blue sky, faraway buttes and golden sand. After he collects each of his friends, Cowboy Baby hides with them from Sheriff Pa, who eventually ropes in his caballero with some fatherly sleight-of-hand. The book's 10"x12" trim size conveys a don't-fence-me-in spaciousness, and Heap (The Hungry Monster) further suggests the vast terrain with full-bleed spreads, divided into rectangular panels by wide strips of acrylic paint in sultry southwestern colors. Yet Cowboy Baby never wanders too far from home, and, except in extreme close-ups, the cabin and Sheriff Pa are in plain sight. Heap nimbly enters into a toddler's sense of play, and while Cowboy Baby may live in the Wild West, his mischievous games will be familiar to readers in any region. Ages 2-5.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSAAnother tale for the Never-Want-To-Go-To-Bedders. It's time for nighty-night, but Cowboy Baby, though surrounded by playthings, must have the three that are missing. When Sheriff Pa sends him out to find them, the child dresses himself in hat and boots and sets out on the trail of the missing critters. On succeeding pages he locates his toys, but still doesn't want to go to bed. Sheriff Pa solves this common conflict by lassoing a star right out of the sky and deputizing his son with it. Now Cowboy Baby can hardly get to bed fast enough. Yes Sirree! Well, it doesn't have to make a lot of sense for very small children to enjoy it. The pictures are winners for the toddler setAlarge scale, depthless in the way of primitives, and filled with jolly bright colors that could put any little bedtime whiner in a better mood.ARuth Semrau, formerly at Lovejoy School, Allen, TX
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763604372
• ISBN-13: 978-0763604370
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,924,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After graduating from Hull College of Art, Sue Heap worked in animation and as a designer at several children's book publishers. Sue has illustrated over thirty children's books, including Cowboy Baby for which she won the prestigious Smarties Prize. She's lived in many places including Egypt, Germany and Singapore, and now lives in Oxfordshire.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding!!!!!, December 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cowboy Baby (Hardcover)

I have been forced to read this book at least 2x daily to my 14m old son for the last 3m. He shows no sign of getting tired of it. He points out all the catcti, the stars & Hank the hors everytime. He rummages around in his book box to find this book, even when I've gotten tired of it & tried to hide it from him. I gave that up-the huge grin he gets when he sees the striped cover makes up for any tedium I feel. It is a wonderful book (we've completely worn out one copy & we are now on the second)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Favorite Book, November 23, 2003

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Rebekah Buckley (Springfield, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Baby (Hardcover)

I am a Mom of 5 girls, and a former teacher, and I don't know WHY, but Cowboy Baby is my 3 and 4 year olds' favorite book. The pictures are great, the theme of "finding your lost stuffed animals" is familiar, a book with Dad gets my husband to read it more, and the way the book lends itself to be read in silly voices must be the reasons it is a hit!! I am actually buying a second copy because our first is wearing out!! (Our original one was a garage sale gem. :))

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toddler approved!, June 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cowboy Baby (Hardcover)

This is the first book my son Hunter got when he was born. He's now 19 months old, and it's his favorite. I can't tell you how many times we've read it, but he delights in it every single time. No matter what other book I try to get him to read, we always have to read COWBOY BABY.