Lexie the Word Wrangler

By Rebecca Van Slyke

Book Overview

This clever celebration of words and their meanings features a strong cowgirl who wrangles words alongside cattle. Lexie is the best wrangler west of the Mississippi--word wrangler, that is. She watches over baby letters while they grow into words and ties shorter words together into longer ones; she herds words into sentences, hitches sentences together, and pens them all in to tell a story. But lately, something seems off at the ranch. First the d goes missing from her bandana , leaving her with a banana to tie around her neck, and soon afterward every S-T-A-R in the sky turns into R-A-T-S . There's no doubt about it--there's a word rustler causing this ruckus, and Lexie plans to track him down . . . even if it means riding her horse through the sticky icing of a desert that's suddenly become a giant dessert . This fantastic spin on "cowboy" stories populates Lexie's ranch with lively letters and words, alongside the typical cattle and horses, and stars a smart, confident, charismatic heroine. Rebecca Van Slyke's creative, silly wordplay pairs perfectly with Jessie Hartland's lively illustrations, and there's even a glossary of helpful terms for up-and-coming word wranglers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399169571
• ISBN13: 9780399169571
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3