The Wildest Cowboy

By Author / Illustrator

Garth Jennings, Sara Ogilvie

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

ISBN

9780230769236

Format

Hardback

Published

05-10-2017

Synopsis

Way out in the West there's a town they call Fear
And only the roughest and toughest live here . . .

When cheerful salesman, Bingo B Brown, rolls his wagon full of Wild West goodies into town, he's met with a stony silence. This is clearly no place for novelty bow ties and elastic lassos. Not even Bingo's dancing dog can raise a smile! But this town is not just joyless, it's dangerous. And as Bingo soon discovers, the people of the town are not just scary, they're also scared.

It isn't long before Bingo and his dog discover why, as they come face to face with the Wildest Cowboy in the West!

Saddle up for a spectacular ride with a wildly talented pairing: film director and author, Garth Jennings and star illustrator, Sara Ogilvie. The Wildest Cowboy is a funny and uplifting adventure story in which fun wins out over fear. Featuring a dramatic train chase, rattlesnake socks and a dancing dog!

Reviews

When Bingo B. Brown arrives at the town they call Fear, things are about to change for the roughest and toughest who live there. With his 'elastic lassos and inflatable boots', his 'boomerang hats' and 'waterproof suits' it was clear that this colourful bear did not fit in here and he didn't last long either. After hearing of the most frightening cowboy of all who visits the town every night to spread fear through the townsfolk, Bingo was off, he wasn't sticking around! But Bingo and his little dog didn't get far though as they too came face to face with the most frightening cowboy of all with his 'hat made of bats' and his 'belt made of bones'! Would they survive this terrible beast? Would they live to tell the tale? One thing is for sure nobody scares Bingo's dog, it just isn't right! This action-packed book took a second read to really get into it and appreciate its witty tone but once we did we really enjoyed it. I really liked the Wild West setting of this book as it is not a scene we are used to exploring with children's picture books but this gave my children and my class of year 1s a lot of new vocabulary to talk about. It also has an energetic rhyming text that once you get into rhythm, you won't be able to help but sing along, out loud! Picture book / Ages 5+ / Reviewed by Nikki Stiles, teacher.