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Cowboy Kid

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Talented Max Eilenberg creatively carries the reader through various antics that a child might use to keep from going to sleep at bedtime. Based on his own personal childhood experience of repeatedly kissing his animals goodnight, he brings to life those experiences through the Cowboy Kid. Delightful and humorous in its approach, a child can easily identify himself as the one who has difficulty in going to sleep, always finding just one more thing he "needs to do" before closing those eyes. I especially liked it because it showes the father putting his son to bed at night and giving him that hug and goodnight kiss. The illustrations by Sue Heap are simplistic in nature, bright in color and fun for kids.

If you are looking for an equal followup to the wonderful Cowboy Baby book, you may be disappointed, as I was. This sequel offers a cute story, but it is not even close to the caliber in imagination and scenery of Cowboy Baby. There are no delightful or unexpected twists and turns to the plot - it is simply a cute story and nothing more. The scene is basically the same from page to page with the boy in or near his bed, without the beautifully coloured and varied landscapes in Cowboy Baby, and side by side this one looks pretty drab and unimaginative. Plus it is a different size and shape, more square, so they don't even make a nice set together. We may read it for a season or so but it will not have a permanent place on our bookshelf.