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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
June, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-1058-5$$15.99
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Illustrated by
Sue Heap.
In a pleasant variant of the won't-go-to-sleep bedtime ploy, Cowboy Kid keeps kissing his toy friends (Texas Ted, Denver Dog, Hank the Horse) goodnight. This has the same theme (and characters) if not the same degree of action as Heap's Cowboy Baby; Sheriff Pa is once again a comforting presence, as are the contours and warm southwestern shades of the illustrations.