Cowboy & Octopus by Jon Scieszka5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Those who love Scieszka and Smith’s absurd humor will get the joke, but this is a lesser entry in the pair’s pantheon. with a little bit of bacon” for Octopus the cephalopod, who likes neither, “licks one bean” because “Cowboy has worked so hard just for him.” Greeting-card sentiments about friendship, punctuated by classic cowboy-isms dot the text. At “Chow Time,” Cowboy cooks “Beans and Bacon, Bacon and Beans, and just plain Beans. Octopus wears a doily and tiara for a Halloween costume, proclaiming himself the tooth fairy (“Now that’s scary,” Cowboy quips) and attempts to tell Cowboy a knock-knock joke (“Ain’t nobody there!” the dude protests). After cooperating to ride a seesaw, they “shake hands, and shake hands, and shake hands” a total of eight times, cementing their friendship. Sky-blue Octopus, with a tangle of tentacles, is shaded with pre-digital lavender dots. Meet Cowboy and Octopus-the next great pair to become a household name. Blond, cinematic Cowboy wears pressed jeans tucked into fancy boots and a fringed paisley shirt suitable for the rodeo. ![]() Their title page, which depicts a pair of scissors beside a sheet of “Western Heroes” paper dolls and an undersea comic book, reveals the origins of Cowboy and Octopus-both are paper cutouts that pose the same way throughout this episodic volume. Available copies Current holds Record details Content descriptions Search for related items by subject. ) unpack a bin of old toys and comics for this characteristically oddball entry. Cowboy & Octopus / Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith. ![]()
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