Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg

Written by Lori Mortensen · Illustrated by Michael Allen Austin

Part of the Cowpoke Clyde series

A muddy dog escapes, sparking a wild chase full of surprises and chaos.

4.6/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 391 ratings

32 pages· 577 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· AD590L

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Bookroo's summary

Cowpoke Clyde's spotless home is disrupted when his muddy dog, Dawg, bolts awake and runs. What follows is a rollicking chase through the countryside, featuring unexpected encounters with fleas, a hog, and more. As Clyde tries to catch his elusive friend, he faces bribery, deception, and a stubborn mule. With each turn of the page, the chaos escalates, promising laughter and surprises. Will Clyde ever catch Dawg, or will the chase lead to even more mischief? Dive into this Texas-style adventure where every rhyme brings a new twist.

From the publisher

Cowpoke Clyde’s house was completely clean—he’d even shooed off the horseflies: “Then right behind his cookin’ pot, / he spied one thing he’d plumb forgot: / ol’ Dawg, his faithful, snorin’ friend, / all caked with mud from end to end.” Needless to say, Dawg wakes up and runs. The chase that follows—with page-turn surprises—makes for a hilarious shaggy-dog story involving fleas, a hog, bribery, cats, deception, and a mule. The rhyming stanzas are pitch-perfect, Texas-style, and plumb near cry out to be read aloud. Austin’s expressive acrylic and colored-pencil caricatures of Cowpoke Clyde and his menagerie are priceless. A storytime shoo-in!

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Words: 577
Reading age: 4–8
Audience: Picture
Lexile: AD590L

Themes & topics

Books about dogs Books about bath time Books about cowboys and cowgirls Books about farm animals

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“This cowboy thinks washing his dog will be a piece of cake, but he's in for a lot of chaos! The text in this book is consistent with the character, so it's not all grammatically correct, but it makes for some entertaining, out-loud reading.”

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