Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Fale

by Helen Ketteman

Book Overview

Bubba, a cheerful soul, leads a miserable life. His wicked step-daddy and two nasty step-brothers, Dwayne and Milton, are at him all day long. When he's not doing their chores, he's cleaning the stables, roping the steers or branding the cattle. When will it ever be Bubba's turn to shine? Miz Lurleen, the purtiest (and richest ) rancher in Texas, is tired of ten-dollar Stetsons on 2-cent heads. She aims to find herself a real man, and a hoe-down ball...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590255061
• ISBN13: 9780590255066
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Our Very Favorite Book - So Much Fun To Read!

Our whole family LOVES Bubba! This is a fantastic, extremely funny twist on the old "Cinderella" tale. The art work is amazing - we delight in the illustrations and the book is just plain fun to read! My daughter adores the fact that Bubba [the "boy" Cinderella in this tale] wants to go to the ball with Miz Lurlene [its a cool change!]. We read this in a Texas drawl [you almost can't help it!] and just have loads of laughs with every re-reading. We originally checked this out of the library on a whim and have since bought our own copy [and will probably be giving copies for birthday presents too!]. This book is money well spent - and one I truly don't mind reading for the 3,000th time!

Great Cowboy Book for Boys

I just checked out this book from our local library and was very impressed with how the tale of the Cinderella fairytale was changed for the male version. My son is the most cowboyish kid I've ever met and he truly enjoyed ths book. I highley recommend this for fun reading as well as a great Christmas/Birthday gift for any cowboy young or old. Great pictures also.

Bubba the Cowboy Prince

My first grade class absolutely loves Bubba! They want me to talk like Miz Lurlene all the time...what a good Texas accent can do to entertain and keep kids on task! They know all the words by heart! When Miz Lurlene talks, they listen. I did not tell my students that it was a Cinderella take off, and one of my boys jumped up in the middle and shouted, "Hey, this is like Cinderella!" and now we all believe in the Fairy God Cow. Thanks, Helen Ketteman and James Warhola!

A must read!

This book is fabulous! My son loves it and I look forward to reading it to him. The story is a twist on the classical "Cinderella" story but set on a ranch in Texas and this time Cinderella is a cowboy! It's the best! I can't tell you how much everyone who reads it raves about it.

Fantastic book! A real treat!

I bought this book for my 4 year preschool class after it was highly recommended by another teacher. I read this book for Circle Time - every child sat mesmerized. I ended up reading it twice that day and it has been requested several time since then. The story is cute and everyone got a giggle out of the Fairy Godcow!