The Waltons: The Bird Dog

by Dion Henderson

Relates the events of the summer that Jim-Bob becomes interested in hunting dogs and Mary Ellen decides to raise chickens for profit.

141 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Mat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was pretty funny. It's been on our shelf at the cabin for so long and I've never read it. That is until I finished my one and only book on the way to the lake and needed something else! I actually really enjoyed this one. Plot was predictable but their was really good family values written in. Also Inwas super impressed with the detail that nature was written in the novel. Youth now would have no idea what they were talking about in the book yet back then it was more common knowledge. Cool read!

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book (and the five that follow) on my shelf for years and never took the time to read it (or any of them), probably afraid it wouldn't feel like THE WALTONS. But my fears were unfounded. The book felt a lot like an episode of the beloved show, this particular book focusing on Jim-Bob and Mary Ellen, a missing dog (a setter!) and a plan to raise a brood of laying hens.

[John Peel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim-Bob Walton is involved in a missing dog affair, and then gets friendly with a tramp and a pregnant dog. Meanwhile, Reckless, his own dog, is implicated in killing chickens. Like the show, nothing really much happens, but it's a nice portrait of a family (and friends) in their daily lives.