At the annual Houston Livestock Show, Jake unwittingly frees the animals from their pens-now it's up to him to corral the wild stampede back up again. From the cows playing volleyball with the cowboys to the pigs on paddleboats, things get out of hand mighty quick. As heifers, chickens, rabbits, and pigs run wild around the rodeo, Jack devises a clever plan to herd up the livestock and save the show from disaster. Children will be delighted with Jack's solution. [Purchase]
Eleven-year-old Lizzie is minding the family antique store while her grandpa naps on a spindly sofa. When Mrs. Larchmont and her poodle, Giselle, enter and begin their buying spree, they refuse to leave without bargaining for the one antique not for sale...Grandpa! [Purchase]
Granny hires Buck and Buddy Bunion to whitewash her privy, but when they both fall for her granddaughter, Starla, it raises a bigger stink than the outhouse! [Purchase]
When Jake walked into the Texas State Fair, he passed up the funnel cakes, the popcorn, the nachos, and the corn dogs and headed straight to the cotton candy booth. He placed his money on the counter and grinned up at Miss Pearl Jackson, the lady twirling the pink, feathery confection. Miss Pearl grinned right back. But when Jake walked away with his treat, he didn’t notice the long strand of cotton candy still attached to the spinning machine... [Purchase]
*2005 Texas Reading Association Golden Spur Nominee