Customer Reviews

The Legend of Lightning Larry

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My husband just loved reading this book to our boys! The cowboy (Larry) uses his guns to shoot lightning bolts that make bad guys "nice". Their friends are not too thrilled about that!

This book is set in the Old West where bad guys could be found on every street. In every nook and cranny you could find a rotten, no good outlaw.
They feared nothing at all. After all they were dirty and mean. As mean as mean can get. That is until Lightining Larry rode into the town of Brimstone.

As he got off of his horse and entered the Cottonmouth saloon, he had a smile as big as Texas on his face. As he walked to the bar and ordered a large cold mug of Lemonade everyone turned to see who it could be.

Now I know what you must be thinking--how in the world would any one fear a cowboy who drank lemonade? I had the same feelings myself when I started to read this book.

But then Mr. Shepard did what he does best--created a character that all children would love. A character that children would love.

Another big five from this reviewer-- who bought this book for her grand kids. That's right I bought this book. Now that should give you some idea how good this book is. As a reviewer we are use to getting books for free. When I saw this I had to buy it.

Whispering Winds Book Reviews

Back in high school I used this story as a script for a competitive speaking script. In Kentucky "storytelling" was one of the most popular events, because (unlike traditional events) you could jump around, scream, yell, and you didn't have to hold a script while you read it.

Now, I have kids, and I can't wait to show them just how much fun this book was to me back then. It's a fantastic story, well written, and well illustrated.

The Legend of Lightning Larry is a hit with all my classes. They love to hear the language Shepherd uses and can't wait to see how Larry helps tame the bad guys!

This is a great book and one of my all time favorites. Lightning Larry the main character is such a great man. He goes about the town making all the bad outlaws good with his lightning bolts. All the outlaws are lead by Evil Eye McNeevil. Larry has a showdown with him at the end of story. You need to read this to find out. Larry can overcome any bad guy and has no fear. He jsut lays back and drinks his lemonades without a worry.