Texas Zeke And the Longhorn

Gather eround and listen to theadventures of a frustrated cowboy and his stubborn steer, and how difficult itcan be to get home for supper! This latest childrenis book by Davis Davis is ahoot! It captures the cowboyis world as well as the energy of an ornery longhornin a fun-filled tale of a battle of the wills. When Zeke, an old Texas cowboy,is ready for a hot bowl of chili, he must first get his newly purchased steerinto the corral. By enlisting the help of a host of colorful characters, hefinally gets his dinner--but not without the possibility of the anticsstarting all over again! Told in the authoris inimitable native Texan voice,this humorous story makes for great read-aloud fun.ABOUT THE AUTHORDavidDavis is the author of the Pelican award-winning books Ten Redneck Babies,which was named to the 2005 International Reading Association/ChildrenisBook Council Childrenis Choices Top 100 List, and Jazz Cats, a2005 Texas Golden Spur Award finalist, which was named to the 2002 InternationalReading Association Childrenis Book Council Childrenis Choices Top 100 List. Hehas written three books for Pelicanis Night Before ChristmasSeries: Nurseis Night Before Christmas, Truckeris NightBefore Christmas, and Redneck Night Before Christmas.A BOUTTHE IllustratorAlan Fearl Stacy is a self-taughtartist who derived his style and techniques from a varietyof ancient and modern sources. He worked in broadcast television as a graphicartist and as a makeup artist for music videos, commercials, and theatre formany years. As a self-employed illustrator and designer, Stacy has illustratedtwo nonfiction picture books and self-published several graphic-novel versionsof Aesopis fables.Davis, David is the author of 'Texas Zeke And the Longhorn ' with ISBN 9781589803480 and ISBN 1589803485.