It's Me Again, Hank the Cowdog

What's my favorite audiobook series? No doubt about it. Hank the Cowdog. Who, you ask, is Hank the Cowdog? You ain't from Texas, is ya? If this were a perfect world, Hank the Cowdog would be up there with Harry Potter in sales. Hank the Cowdog has adventure. Hank the Cowdog has action. Hank the Cowdog has drama. Hank the Cowdog has humor. Hank the Cowdog even has a bit of romance. Hank the Cowdog has everything a good book needs. Hank the Cowdog author John R. Erickson at the Texas Book Festival. We first ran across Hank the Cowdog when my older son won a writing contest in elementary school. The winner got to meet the author of Hank the Cowdog, John R. Erickson, and got to hear Erickson read from his latest book.  Forever after this event, my husband, two sons, and I always dragged along several Hank the Cowdog audiobooks on every vacation. I've seen John R. Erickson at many, many book events over the years, including the Texas Library Association Conference and the Texas Book Festival. Erickson not only writes the book, but he writes the songs and does all the voices for the characters in the audiobook and publishes the books and audiobooks. Erickson is a one-man wonder. John R. Erickson at 2012 TLA What's the story? Hank is the Head of Ranch Security on a cattle ranch in far west Texas. He has a sidekick, Drover, who often resorts to opting out of Hank's more dangerous endeavors because of a bad leg. Hank's nemeses are the ranch owner's wife, Sally May, who Hank always seems to cross, and the ranch cat, Pete the Barncat. Hank dreams of the beautiful collie, Beulah. There are also Rip and Snort, the coyote brothers, and Wallace and Junior, the buzzards, and Slim Chance, the hired man on the ranch, and High Loper, Sally May's husband, and lots of other wonderful characters on the ranch. Hank the Cowdog author at TLA 2015. Here are my ten most favorite Hank the Cowdog audiobooks.  If you only have time for one, don't miss #8, The Case of the One-eyed Killer Stud Horse.    Here are excerpts from each of Hank's audiobooks. There's a website for kids, parents, and teachers where kids can join Hank's Security Force.  There's a Facebook page. Here's an interview with John R. Erickson: I hope you will give Hank the Cowdog a listen soon.

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