The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Perkins, Maripat

Rodeo Red

32 pp. | Peachtree | March, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56145-816-5 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Molly Idle. Rodeo Red--a red-haired girl in dress-up duds--is never without her (stuffed) canine companion "until Sideswiping Slim showed up." That baby-faced baby nabs the pooch when big sister's back is turned, so Red has to git back what's hers while avoiding a time-out. High-spirited illustrations straddle Red's real life and her wild (west) imagination; the drawling text is full of kid-centric, Old West–flavored expressions.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015