The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town Hardcover – May 24, 2011

Really enjoyed this book for my nephew. They share the same name, and he loves it. The message is super cute as well

I used this book to talk to my students about their actions and how they affect others!

Kids and I enjoyed this tremendously. I whole heartedly agree, a library can cure many things.

The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town is great fun to read to children and create the old west as you read.

My Review: You can't help but to smile after reading `The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town'. The story tells about an outlaw who came into Sam's town to look for solutions to his problems, something to stop his itching and twitching. After moving from one store to another with no help, Sam decided to take him to the one place that would help solve his problems...the Library. With the help of Miss Jenny and Sam, Dirk Yeller opened books and read. The more he read, the less his problems.Who knew that the power of books will help soothe a savage outlaw's problems? The powerful message is the importance of books in the lives of children and how founding the right book and the importance of reading can help them to focus. I also love the illustrations by Ard Hoyt making reading this book fun. I highly recommend this book.FTC Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion in any way.

This picture book is a delight from start to finish. The text is rich and descriptive, and the messages in the story about not judging people too quickly and about the importance of finding the right books - particularly for children who have trouble focusing and sitting still - are timely and powerful. As an editor of children's fiction, I'm grateful to the author, Mary Casanova, for all she has done to promote children's literature and reading across age groups and genres. Bravo!

Sam, a boy who has been following Dirk Yeller, helps this troubled outlaw to stop his itchin’ and twitchin’ and jumpin’ and rattlin’ when the other shopkeepers are afraid of the man.My nephew and I loved this drawing style and chose several of the frames as our favorite. To be honest reading the book left a lot to be desired. The language was tough for my nephew to read and finally I just read it to him and it was a lot more fun. We enjoyed the crazy things that Dirk said but I got the sense that my nephew also didn't really get what it mean either. I like picture books with the right balance of words so that parents don't have to drop everything to have their child read a book!!There is this underlying idea that Sam can relate to Dirk that I really liked. He alone understood the crazy things Dirk was asking for help with... My favorite spread was when Sam faces off with Dirk in what looks like your typical gun battle face off. All is not what it appears though as Sam came armed with his knowledge instead of a gun!