THE TOUGHEST COWBOY Or How the Wild West Was Tamed

Grizz Brickbottom, tough cowboy that he is--he eats fried boots and lizard gizzards--realizes that he needs a change in companionship . . . “someone with silky hair . . . a lovely smell . . . and sweet kisses.” He needs a dog! And though the dog he envisions is not the dog he ends up with, she’s exactly what he needs, with some surprises of her own. Ed Sala creates a delightful array of Western twangs with slight variations in depth and tone to differentiate Grizz and his friends, Chuck Wagon, Bald Mountain, and Lariat. He brings this story full of humor, vivid imagery, and tall tales expertly to life. W.L.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]