The Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose
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Publisher Description
MEET WILBUR LITTLE, a lime-juice drinking, pint-sized, sombreroed cowboy who herds pigs for a living. Wilbur tackles the villains he meets in the forms of pig-rustlers and gamblers, along with his loyal companion, Alvin (who happens to be a big blue moose), an off-key singing piglet, and a book-loving pig from Yuma. Their hilarious antics and pell-mell are the norm in a wacky western world where creative problemsolving is needed for good to triumph over evil.The Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose was originally published in a slightly different form in 1989 to wonderful acclaim by Publishers Weekly, People, and The New York Times Book Review Children’s Bookshelf. John Stadler recently located all of the original artwork (as well as creating one all-new spread) so that this publisher could bring this book back to the full glory it deserves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Whiskers the cowboy is asked for a song by the campfire, he obliges with the ballad of Wilbur, ``the weirdest cowboy ever to hit the trail.'' Wilbur and Alvin--a blue moose and former boxer--head west to herd pigs. They round up their porcine charges from a cactus branch, a saloon, the gallows and the stockade of a no-good gambler. The proverbial bad guys attempt to steal back the pigs, but are defeated by a bath in lime juice (Wilbur's favorite drink), and a punch from Alvin. Stadler has won fans with his zany Animal Cafe and Hector , the Accordion-Nosed Dog . In this book he offers an appealing and clever hero who will draw readers in with his creative problem-solving. With a witty telling and illustrations to match, the book delivers a rollicking good time. Ages 3-7.
