Pecos Bill

by James Cloyd Bowman, and published by Little, Brown

The book cover of "Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time" by James Cloyd Bowman, pictures by Laura Bannon, features Pecos Bill in cowboy duds hiding behind a tree with the end of his lariat in a circle on the ground where he has left a handful of flowers to entice a steer to step into his trap. The curious steer is just nosing his way toward the flowers.

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Awards Won

Title Year
John Newbery Medal

A medal to be given for the most distiguished contribution to children's literature produced during the preceding calendar year.

 1938 - Honor(s)