The Dirty Cowboy

By Amy Timberlake,

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This ol' boy needs a bath!

After he finds a tumbleweed in his chaps and the numerous bugs buzzing around him affect his hearing, the cowboy decides it's time to head to the river. Once there, he peels off all his clothes and tells his trusty old dog to guardā€¦

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1 author picked The Dirty Cowboy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

One word: hilarious! In typical tall tale fashion, The Dirty Cowboy teaches a humorous lesson about keeping our body clean. As the mother of 4 boys, it was easy to draw parallels in my childrenā€™s lives and the cowboy in the book in order to coax them into the bathtubā€¦even if it would take a good roll in the dirt the next day to get the dog to recognize them again.

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