Horses and the West ruled this week, sort of.
Where Horses Run Free
5 stars, favorite
Author" Joy Cowley
Illustrator: Layne Johnson
Ranchers didn't want them so the government rounded up the mustangs. In the pens, the horses languished. Then a man who loved them bought a ranch, brought them home and turned them loose.
The illustrations are wonderful, full of movement and color as are the horses themselves.
The Day dirk Yeller Came to Town
5 stars favorite
Author: Mary Casanova
Illustrator: Ard Hoyt
Dirk Yeller is the classic Western villain when he comes to town. He is jumpy, itchy, pushy, scary. A young boy suggests the answer to his search. Wil it work?
The illustrations are Western style. The expressions and poses are so much classic Western.
The solution to Dirk's problem is delightful.