John R. Erickson

Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business (1998)

I didn't like this very much, though I must admit my 10 year old loved it. I read it to him at bedtime over about a week. I guess I was expecting something else- to me Hank the Cowdog sounds like a good guy, not an arrogant and rude know-it-all, which is what he turns out to be. There were a ...

The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (1999)

So the Hank the Cowdog series is one I was vaguely familiar with—it seems to be a favorite among homeschooling parents who want their sons to be Reading Like Crazy Quick Where’s That Really Long Series About The Dog??—but one that I’d never actually read.Let it never be said that I shirk my profe...

The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster (1998)

The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper (1998)

The Mopwater Files (1998)

Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest (1998)

The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado (1998)

WHAT’S THAT NOISE???? Is it, is it, is it alien monsters? Or is it a monstrous, swirling, killer tornado? Whatever it is, a cool, calm, collected retreat is in order for the… Drover, RUN!!!!Thankfully, Hank and Drover have a confederate in the main house – Little Alfred. Little Alfred will give t...

The Case of the Kidnapped Collie (1998)

The Case of the Missing Cat (1998)

Lost in the Blinded Blizzard (1998)

The Case of the Fiddle Playing Fox (1998)

The Phantom in the Mirror (1998)

The Case of the Midnight Rustler (1998)

i think this book is really awesome because there's a cow dog. His name is drover he helps out in the field they have the things he really helps on with the alfalfa,hay and more he tries to make the owners a lot with other animals.Hank and slim go camping to find a mysterious guy that steals calv...

The Case of the Hooking Bull (1998)

This is my favorite Hank the Cowdog book (so far). I'm sure I've read more than 25 books. Hank shows off his true cowdog skills. Mr. Erickson describes an intense confrontation with a bull that will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow the moves of cowboy, horse, bull and dog. What a...

The Case of the Double Bumblebee Sting (1998)

That Pete sure is a coward. Here he is, waiting around for the morning scraps and ADMITTING that he saw a giant rattlesnake by the junk heap but did nothing about it. I mean, hasn’t the doofus cat heard of earning his keep?Such is not the attitude of Hank the Cowdog, head of Ranch Security. He im...

The Case of the Vampire Cat (1998)

In this case of the vampire, Hank the Cowdog finds himself alone and out in dangerous territory. It is there he makes friends with a cat. Mary D, who has gone a little crazy from living alone for so long. Hank gets tips from Mary D on how to survive and get back home. Hank and the cat encounte...