Books published by publisher Maverick Books (TX)

Monkeying around.... With Sally May taking the family on a vacation, there's never a dull moment on the ranch with Hank the Cowdog around. In this adventure, Hank learns about a tool thief on the loose who uses a monkey to help him do his dirty work. And before long, Hank finds himself face-to-face with the pilfering primate! Can Hank help to stop the criminals in their tracks, or will the crooks make a monkey out of the Head of Ranch Security? Hank answers a challenge and creates the spectacular "The Impossible Chrysanthemum Song", and Slim performs his "Nap Time on the Prairie" song for Hank and Drover.

To cheat or not to cheat? That is just one of the questions to be answered on the ranch! While interrogating J. T. Cluck, will Hank be able to figure out what scary creatures are planning an attack on the ranch? After Hank lures Pete the Barncat into making a foolish bet for scraps, would Pete try to cheat the Head of Ranch Security? Will truth and justice win in the end?

Hank encounters the weirdest cat he's ever seen when he, Slim, Drover, and Little Alfred head over to the Hodge's place to feed the cattle. Hank gets bumped out of the back of the Cammo-Stealth army truck. Mary D. Cat is the only one around to help keep Rip and Snort at bay. Will Slim realize Hank is missing in action? Is Mary D. Cat really a vampire? Or could it be - gulp - that she's a good cat after all?

This set includes books 11 through 20 of the Hank The Cowdog Series by John Erickson. The titles include - Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest, The case of the Fiddle-Playing Fox, The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas EVE, Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business, The Case of the Missing Cat, Lost in the Blinded Blizzard, The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog, The Case of the Hooking Bull, The Case of the Midnight Rustler, and The Phantom in the Mirror. The Hank the Cowdog series began as a self-publishing venture in his garage in 1982 and has endured to become one of the nation's most popular series for children and families. Through the eyes of Hank the Cowdog, a smelly, smart-aleck Head of Ranch Security, Erickson gives readers a glimpse of daily life on a ranch in the West Texas Panhandle. USA Today calls the series "the best family entertainment in years." Your kids will love this hank the cowdog paperback book set featuring your favorite cowdog as he guards his ranch from unwanted visitors. Boys and girls will love these books and won't stop reading them once they start.

Forecast for disaster. When Sally May and Loper head off to visit the relatives, leaving Slim in charge of Little Alfred, Hank knows that trouble is sure to come knocking. But not even the Head of Ranch Security could have predicted what would happen. First, Slimis struck down with the measles. Then a blizzard hits the ranch, trapping them in the house with no heat or electricity. Somehow, Hank's got to find a way to get them out of this mess...before they're snowed in for good! Hank, Drover, and Alfred join to sing "We'll Never Pull This Stunt Again".

The popular Hank the Cowdog series is based on the humorous antics of the canine Head of Ranch Security. In this first book, Hank and his little buddy, Drover, set out to solve a series of baffling murders on the ranch. Is Hank a suspect? An Outlaw? Can he clear his good name? USA Today calls the hilarious Hank the Cowdog series "...the best family entertainment in years."

Cruel and unusual punishment! As Head of Ranch Security, Hank knows that it's his job to clear the ranch of all intruders - and that includes gophers. But when Hank's efforts to rid the yard of one such critter causes a stampede in the middle of the cattle round-up, Loper decides that he just can't take it any more. He wants Hank to learn some manners, so he's sending him to - gulp! - obedience school. To Hank, this sounds like torture, complete with dank dungeons, torches burning on the walls, and menacing instructors who wield etiquette like weapons. How will he ever survive? Hank wonders "Where Were We?" and Slim sings "Hank's Going to School".

Heaps of trouble. Someone has been raiding Sally May's garbage barrels! Hank knows the crime is the work of a notorious gang of raccoons, but in a tragic case of mistaken identity, the Head of Ranch Security is himself forced to take the heat. More trouble lies ahead. Rip and Snort, the good-for-nothing coyote brothers, are planning to pull an even bigger job. Not only is Hank powerless to stop them, he's compelled to fight on the side of evil - and comes face to face with terrifying forces! Rip and Snort sing "Oh Boy!" and Hank sings "If I'd Been Your Ma".

A damsel in distress.... Hank couldn't be more thrilled when Beulah the Collie comes to the ranch looking for help. It turns out her beau, Plato the Bird Dog, has wandered off in search of the elusive Great White Quail. With Plato out of the picture, Hank is convinced that he'll finally be able to win Beulah's affections. So he takes up the mission, hoping to score some points with his beloved. But when his search turns up some very unexpected results, Hank's got to forget winning Beulah's heart and worry about saving his hide! Plato the Bird Dog sings "The Sunbeam Song", and there's a song about "Chewing Plastic" in this hilarious adventure for the whole family.