Download or read book Cowboy Night Before Christmas Coloring Book written by James Rice and published by Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1994-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will delight in reading this clever rendition of theclassic poem, and coloring in James Ricei s celebrated artwork of two lonelycowboys, Old Saint Nicholas, and the ornery Longhorns they must try and get topull his sleigh.Cowboy NightBefore Christmas tells the story of two lonely cowboys huddled in a coldshack on Christmas eve, visited by an old man needing help to harness longhornsto his wagon. After riding out in the night and giving good cowboy assistance, they are amazed to see the man fly off with his wagon into the sky. Walking backto their shanty, they find on the floor some gifts of their own, and a messagefrom the Jolly Old Man himself.With hischaracteristic humor and inviting artwork, James Rice combines the spirit ofChristmas with the spirit of the range, and the result is a coloring bookconsistent with the quality of Ricei s other work, such as Cajun NightBefore Christmas and Gaston The Green-Nosed Alligator .James Rice is widely acclaimed as the Southi s leading authorand illustrator of juvenile books. With more than a million and a half copies ofhis fifty-plus books in print, he ranks among the nationi s top authors andillustrators.