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Strauss, Kevin

Pecos Bill Invents the Ten-Gallon Hat

32 pp. | Pelican | March, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-45561-502-5 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by David Harrington. This story uses the tall-tale genre to explain the origin of the cowboy hat. Pecos Bill, looking for relief from the hot Texas sun, tries tree limbs, a baseball cap, and a fireman’s helmet, without avail. Success comes when (with his horse's help) he takes the best of each to create the cowboy headgear of today. The illustrations are humorous but garishly colored.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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