Alice is the most rootinâ, tootinâ cowgirl in all of Dallas . . . Pennsylvania. Each day she puts on her favorite boots and hat and sets off on her stick pony for school with a âYippee ki-yay!â Alice is used to being the only cowgirl around, until Lexis from Texas arrives at school one day. Lexis seems to be a real cowgirl, with her fancy hat, jingling spurs, and lasso tricks. Alice decides thereâs only one way to know who the best cowgirl is: a school-yard showdown at high noon! But will Alice learn thereâs room for more than one cowgirl in town?
Bestselling author and illustrator Marilyn Sadler and Ard Hoyt team up to create a rollicking tale of friendship that will have readers dancing the Texas Two-Step and shouting âYee-haw,â no matter where theyâre from.
Praise for Alice from Dallas
"The comic watercolor-and-ink illustrations donât miss a beat in capturing the amusing rivalry that turns into friendship...The clever ending is a yee-haw moment that will rope in readers as quick as tumbling tumbleweeds."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Hoytâs bright ink-and-watercolor illustrations gleefully capture the girlsâ enthusiasm for all things western, from their fringed cowgirl blouses to the bandannas tied jauntily around their necks. A lively story for cowgirls everywhere, with a breezy lesson about jealousy."
--Booklist
Award:
NAPPA Gold Award Winner