Hank the Cowdog

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Hank the Cowdog is the protagonist and title character of a popular series of children's humorous mystery novels, written by John R. Erickson, and illustrated by Gerald L. Holmes.

The series began in 1982 with a couple of short stories about the proud but bumbling Hank, the self-styled "Head of Ranch Security". Over 40 books have since been written featuring Hank, his timid sidekick Drover, his sworn enemy Pete the Barncat, and their adventures on the M-Cross ranch in the northern Texas Panhandle. Every book in the series has been recorded in an audio book format, making it the longest-running popular children's audio book series. The books all include songs sung by Hank and other characters, these are all performed on the tapes by Erickson. It has received various awards and acclaims, lauded by Publishers Weekly and USA Today.

The Hank the Cowdog books are supported by various libraries and teaching programs, and related lesson plans, which usually incorporate the books with cassette tapes, are available through Maverick Books (the series' original publisher). The first six books have been translated into Spanish by the Argentine publisher Editorial Sudamericana. Series of his books are also translated into Persian and are popular in Iran.

[edit] List of books

  1. The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
  2. The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
  3. It's a Dog's Life
  4. Murder in the Middle Pasture
  5. Faded Love
  6. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
  7. The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob
  8. The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse
  9. The Case of the Halloween Ghost
  10. Every Dog Has His Day
  11. Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest
  12. The Case of the Fiddle Playing Fox
  13. The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve
  14. Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business
  15. The Case of the Missing Cat
  16. Lost in the Blinded Blizzard
  17. The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog
  18. The Case of the Hooking Bull
  19. The Case of the Midnight Rustler
  20. The Phantom in the Mirror
  21. The Case of the Vampire Cat
  22. The Case of the Double Bumblebee Sting
  23. Moonlight Madness
  24. The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans
  25. The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado
  26. The Case of the Kidnapped Collie
  27. The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster
  28. The Mopwater Files
  29. The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper
  30. The Case of the Haystack Kitties
  31. The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook
  32. The Garbage Monster from Outer Space
  33. The Case of the Measled Cowboy
  34. Slim's Good-bye
  35. The Case of the Saddle House Robbery
  36. The Case of the Raging Rottweiler
  37. The Case of the Deadly Ha-Ha Game
  38. The Fling
  39. The Secret Laundry Monster Files
  40. The Case of the Missing Bird Dog
  41. The Case of the Shipwrecked Tree
  42. The Case of the Burrowing Robot
  43. The Case of the Twisted Kitty
  44. The Dungeon of Doom
  45. The Case of the Falling Sky
  46. The Case of the Tricky Trap
  47. The Case of the Tender Cheeping Chickies
  48. The Case of the Monkey Burglar
  49. The Case of the Booby Trapped Pick Up
  50. The Case of the Ancient Bone

[edit] Trivia

  • In almost every story, Hank gives some false scientific information. For example, in story number 2, Hank comes down with a "case" of "eye crosserosis". In number 3, Hank is led to believe that he has been poisoned with "soap hydrophobia," making him appear rabid.
  • In most of the stories Hank mentions Beulah, his one true love, but Beulah loves a bird dog named Plato.

[edit] External links

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