Lexie the word wrangler - rebecca van slyke

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 .

Theres no doubt about it--theres 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 thats suddenly become a giant dessert .

This fantastic spin on cowboy stories populates Lexies ranch with lively letters and words, alongside the typical cattle and horses, and stars a smart, confident, charismatic heroine.

Rebecca Van Slykes creative, silly wordplay pairs perfectly with Jessie Hartlands lively illustrations, and theres even a glossary of helpful terms for up-and-coming word wranglers.