Children’s Books

  1. Cowboy in the Making: Young Billy explores the Montana border country with an old trapper at the turn of the twentieth century. Share Billy’s excitement as he packs through the mountains on snowshoes, visits the cow camps, and ropes from atop is black horse.
  1. The Will James Cowboy Book started out in 1938 as a supplemental reader for school children in Texas. It includes some of Will James’s best short stories as well as some previously unpublished pen-and-ink artwork.
  1. Children of the Wild West offers an unforgettable visit with American young people of the nineteenth-century American West.
  1. Cowboys offers ages 3 and up the opportunity to color their favorite cowboys. With biographies about the lives of these famous cowboys the book guarantees a fun and educational time.
  1. Bandannas, Chaps, and Ten-Gallon Hats provides details on the clothing worn by cowboys, women, Native Americans, and other settlers of the West.
  1. The Magic Boots: When a boy named William Wilkins puts on his red cowboy boots, his imagination can take him anywhere. But when his feet outgrow the boots, he is understandably despondent. After he falls asleep crying, William discovers he can still visit far off places since the magic is in his mind, not the boots.
  1. B is for Buckaroo, a Cowboy Alphabet is illustrated by local Buffalo resident and artist Susan Guy. Cowpokes and buckaroos of all ages will enjoy this A-Z romp through the fact, feats, and folks of the cowboy way of life.
  1. C is for Cowboy, a Wyoming Alphabet is written and illustrated by local Buffalo residents. Catch a glimpse of the wonders, history, and landscapes Wyoming has to offer in this A-Z alphabet journey.
  1. Four Wheels West, a Wyoming Number Book is written and illustrated by local Buffalo residents. This number book details Wyoming’s landscapes, natures, history, and more. Peruse on and count your way past the oilrigs, bison herds, and horned lizards.
  1. Secret of the Black Widow is written by local Buffalo teacher Eugene M. Gagliano. When 12-year old Chad ignores the eerie cries and rumors of evil, his newfound friendship with Aubrey Foster places him in danger. Aubrey lives with her mother, whom the townspeople refer to as the Black Widow. Chad is forced to face his fears as the mystery that surrounds the secretive Foster family is revealed.
  1. Uncle Bill: a Tale of Two Kids and a Cowboy Ten-year old Kip and his eleven-year old sister Scootie travel from the city to spend the summer on a western ranch. They learn to ride, to throw a rope, and almost everything else a cowboy needs to know from one of the best and kindest cowboys-old Uncle Bill.
  1. Pioneer Girl: a True Story of Growing up on the Prairie is the true story of Grace McCance Snyder. In 1885, when Grace was three, she and her family became homesteaders on the windswept prairie of central Nebraska. Weaving Grace’s story into the history of America’s heartland, award-winning author Andrea Warren writes not just of one spirited girl but also of all the children who homesteaded with their families in the late 1800s.
  1. The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression.
  1. The Ledgerbook of Thomas Blue Eagle is the winner of the 1995 Christopher Award. “Uncommon artistry combined with thoughtful research have produced a work of rare quality and merit.” Publisher’s Weekly “Picking up this remarkable book is like picking up a piece of history.” Native Peoples
  1. Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats, and Leaping Rats is a fascinating and colorful science book with a rhyme scheme that makes it very enjoyable to read.
  1. Stories of Young Pioneers in their Own Words covers young emigrants on the Mormon, Oregon, and California Trails and includes reminiscences, autobiographies, and actual diaries.
  1. Vis for Venus Flytrap is Eugene Gagliano’s book in the Plant Alphabet series offered by Sleeping Bear Press. Learn the plant kingdom, from the carnivorous and deciduous to orchids and perennials, from A to Z. Good for children and adults.
  1. My Teacher Dances on the Desk is a series of silly and entertaining poems reflecting author Eugene Gagliano’s experiences as an elementary school teacher.
  1. Beauregart the Bear is a fictional story combining factual information on bear habit and habitat with the difficult journey of overcoming a disability. A Moonbeam Award Winner this book is a beautifully illustrated, fact filled, inspirational story that will both entertain and inform children and adults.
  1. Little Wyoming Eugene Gagliano’s newest children’s book is colorful, easy to read, and offers lots of fun with rhyming riddles that all deal with Wyoming.
  1. Up, Up the Mountain by Joyce K. Goodrich is about nine-year-old Doe Thaxton as she spends a summer in the Big Horn Mountains near Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Hoping to leave behind her problems at school, Doe soon learns that there are hidden dangers and unwanted visitors on the beautiful, untamed mountaintop. This story is based on true-life adventures of the author’s own mother.
  1. Dee and the Mammoth The newest book by Gene Gagliano, this book was published by the Tate Geological Museum in Casper, Wyoming to celebrate the discovery of Dee the Mammoth. Dee is a little girl that talks about her dad working on the mammoth dig. Besides being autographed by the author, the book includes a DVD featuring an audio version of the book and a documentary film about the Tate Museum’s Dee the Mammoth.