The Hank Collection

Hank the Cowdog Books

Newspaper Think Hank is Great!

"The Case of the Dancing Cowboy was a huge success and we are still getting thank you calls from readers although it finished last week. Our circulation department is happy because we sold more than 500 copies of the paper a day to schools. Our top management is very happy because it was obvious to the community that we were doing something different to encourage young people to read."

David Pego, Director, Educational Services, Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas

"We have just complete The Case of the Dancing Cowboy in our newspaper and I just wanted to let you know what a HUGE success it was. I have had grandparents calling to request copies to send to their grandchildren who live out of town. We also had parents calling to let us know how happy they were to have 'family reading' in the local newspaper. Not to mention the teachers and students who have enjoyed following Hank's adventures in The Tribune and are excited about the possibility of a new Hank story to add to their collection."

Michelle Sjogren, Educational Services Manager, The Tribune, Fort Pierce, Florida

"Thank you so much for providing us with The Case of the Dancing Cowboy. Even aging reporters told me they kept up with the series."

Debi Ryono, Education Coordinator, Ventura County Star, Ventura, California

"We have completed our wildly successful publication of The Case of the Dancing Cowboy. The circulation of our two papers is about 5,000. We sold an additional 1,033 papers each week the series was running. We appreciate your support and the opportunity to run this series."

Fred Bonnell, Lafayette News and Louisville Times, Lafayette, Colorado

"The Dallas Morning News published The Case of the Dancing Cowboy a chapter a day for 11 days. We had a tremendous response from our readers and the schools in the distribution area. Overall we sold an additional 82,672 school newspapers over the 11 day period. This overwhelming response proves the popularity of Hank the Cowdog..."

Angie Payne, Newspapers In Education Manager, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas