I really really liked this book. I looked for a book for my child study since him name is Tyler. I found this book and I figured it was the perfect book. Not only did he really like it, I really enjoyed it too. The illustrations were awesome! I think the illustrations were both of our favorite parts. We both were reading the book at the beginning but by the middle the illustrations were too captivating for him to continue reading. All his attention went to the pictures. They were so life like and accurate and the detail within the pictures were amazing. The characters weren't developed in much detail but the setting and plot were very detailed. It made the reader actually feel like they were there doing the work. It wasn't a very predictable book, it want in chronological order and it had a beginning, middle and an end. I thought it was a very cute story and there was even a little romance in it. It was a little long, but it kept the readers attention. Although Tyler was the main character in the book, his new boots were the main object. They had the focus for the first part of the book until the importance of the cattle driving he was doing took his attention and he found a new focus and love for what he was doing. As I read the book for a second time, I wished that Tyler wouldn't have been such a passive character. He didn't stand up for himself. Working on a ranch, you have to be semi-aggressive or you will get walked all over not only by the animals but the cattle drivers also. He was a pretty young character but I would have liked to hear more of his aggression and frustrations.
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