Bone #2

Jeff Smith's Bone: The Great Cow Race captures everything delightful about this series in a single image — a wide-eyed, grinning cow thundering forward with a tiny Bone figure scrambling desperately ahead of it, all while a horde of snarling rat creatures closes in from behind in a cloud of dust. The contrast between the rubbery cartoon charm of Bone and the cow against the genuinely menacing creatures is pure Smith magic, equal parts funny and thrilling. This 2005 Scholastic edition is a wonderfully accessible entry in the series, presenting Jeff Smith's beloved Valley adventures in a format that readers of all ages can enjoy.