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John R. Erickson

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in Perryton, Texas, The United States

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http://www.hankthecowdog.com/

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John R. Erickson, a former cowboy and ranch manager, is gifted with a storyteller's knack for spinning a yarn. Through the eyes of Hank the Cowdog, a smelly, smart-aleck Head of Ranch Security, Erickson gives readers a glimpse of daily life on a ranch in the West Texas Panhandle. This series of books and tapes is in school libraries across the country, has sold more than 7.6 million copies, is a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and is the winner of the 1993 Audie for Outstanding Children's Series from the Audio Publisher's Association. Publishers Weekly calls Hank a "grassroots publishing phenomena," and USA Today says this is "the best family entertainment in years."

Hank the Cowdog made his debut in the pages of The Cattleman, ...more

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	The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog, #1) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 4,583 ratings — published 1980 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog, #2) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 1,387 ratings — published 1983 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Dog's Life (Hank the Cowdog, #3) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Tom Hair (Designed by) 4.09 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 1984 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Middle Pasture (Hank the Cowdog, #4) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrations) 4.07 avg rating — 971 ratings — published 1985 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Hank the Cowdog, #6) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 839 ratings — published 1988 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faded Love (Hank the Cowdog, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 838 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob (Hank the Cowdog, #7) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 645 ratings — published 1986 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Dog Has His Day (Hank the Cowdog, #10) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business (Hank the Cowdog, #14) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 1990 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Vampire Cat (Hank the Cowdog, #21) by John R. Erickson (Goodreads Author), Gerald L. Holmes (Illustrations) 4.17 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“My parents placed a high value on reading, starting with the King James Bible, and one whole wall of our living room was filled, floor to ceiling, with books. But I was an outside kid and didn’t have the patience to be a reader. That changed, briefly, when I discovered Tom Sawyer in the fourth grade. That was the one book I truly loved. I read it several times, then read Huckleberry Finn. I was fascinated by the way Twain played with language and used regional dialects. But what amazed me most was that Twain allowed the reader to laugh. Reading didn’t have to be drudgery. Twain didn’t allow it.”
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“He had a good heart, he wanted to help with the cattle work, he thought he was Head of Ranch Security, but he wasn’t very smart and never understood why the cowboys were mad at him all the time.” (regarding the original Hank the Cowdog)”
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“Hank is a dog, not a human dressed up in a dog suit. Humans share some of his flaws, but I get my ideas from watching dogs.”
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“Write about something you know. Try to leave your readers better off than they were before.”
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