librarianryan 's review for:

The Dirty Cowboy by Adam Rex, Amy Timberlake

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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This book was funny, if a bit long.  A cowboy only takes a bath once a year.  He smells, is covered in dirt grime, bugs, and fungus.  He takes his horse and his dog on a long journey to find the nearest river in which to bath and instructs his dog to let no one near his clothes.  Once done with his bath, the dog no longer recognizes the cowboy and will not let him touch the clothes.  They argue, the clothes get destroyed and the cowboy walks home naked.  If you have not guessed already, this book is BANNED.  It is banned because of a naked cowboy.  The reader doesn’t see more than a bare chest and legs.  “Inappropriate” body parts are always covered by rocks, animals, or other things.  But that was not enough for some parents.  They compared this book to a child’s Hustler.  That description does not fit at all, but it was still enough to have this book pulled from school districts far and wide.