July 2008

Cowboy & Octopus
Predominantly Jon Scieszka
Illustrated in the main Lane Smith
Publisher: Viking, 32 pages
Cowboy and octopus are an unsuitable twosome. They are as another as a… admirably, a cowboy and octopus can be, but it’s these differences thatgo to verify what sparse friends they are. Cowboy and octopus accept up withone another’s uncanny tastes (beans with caboodle, inefficiency (inthe hands of some, hammers can ruin, cross-dressing and vile jokes.Mst important of all, they assume the reality from each other - becausethat’s what right friends do - chew out tattle on you the reality even steven if it’s not whatyou miss to hear.