The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook

Hank the Cowdog #31

by Gerald L. Holmes John R. Erickson

Book by Erickson, John R.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Animals, Young Adult, Mystery, 20th Century, Adventure

126 pages, Library Binding

First published July 1, 1998

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do not think I've marked all of these that we've read, but we do love good ol' Hank and Drover. We've read well over 30 of these. I would have named our little hound, Drover, if he hadn't already had a name when we adopted him. These are formula books.. but they are fun reads. Erickson really gets in the mind of dogs and if you own dogs you can recognize your dog in Hank and Drover. I recommend any of these as read-alouds and there are a BUNCH of them in the series.

[Norman Styers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some Hank stories are animal-centric, but this one was mostly about the humans on his ranch, with just a couple of animal characters thrown in (Drover, and briefly Pete). A series of funny vignettes.

[Chris B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved these books as a kid! This is my first in probably.. 25 years lol - I’m so glad to now read them to my kid!! Our first of many 🐕

[SSM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh hank! Swallowed a fishhook!!

[Merceda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hank shouldn't eat the liver that Albert was using for fish bait. Of course, he did, and he swallowed the hook. Then Slim fed him tons of dish soap to try and get him to puke the liver and fish hook back out. And Hank wasn't puking, even after Slim grabbed him up and swung him around and around and around. But then Slim puked. Finally, Hank puked up the liver and fish hook, and all was much better. But Sally Mae told Albert never ever go fishing again!

[Kristin Arens · Rating 1 out of 5]

Because I had no other crime and mystery books in my house, I had to read Hank the Cowdog. I hadn't ever read on of these books before, and now that I have, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked them when I was little either. It was written for children, though, so that could also be why I didn't enjoy it at all. I felt that there was a lot of unnecessary comments that didn't really add to the book itself, and the mystery part of it was very short-lived.

[Darryl Cole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read pretty much this entire series years ago after I descovered them in my elementary school libary. The plot, and characters are great. Plus these books are extremly funny. I loved this series then and I still love it.

[Brianna Prince · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was probably my favorite of the Hank the Cowdog books that I've read, though "Tuerto, the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse is a close second. I laughed so hard at their efforts to rid poor Hank of that fish hook. Hank is troublesome yet lovable.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a particularly big fan of Hank the Cowdog. This one is about average as they go. Hank always seems to get himself into trouble.

If you enjoy Hank, Slim, Pete, and the other human characters, you will enjoy this book as well.

[TransparentFilter · Rating 5 out of 5]

As we reread this series I have to say, this one was really good.

[Katlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

FUNNY. GOOD FOR YOUNGER KIDS.