![]() ![]() ![]() He is a cowdog on a ranch in Texas and the self proclaimed 'Head of Ranch Security', a role which he takes very seriously. ![]() * Hank (Head of ranch security): Hank is the main character and protagonist of the series. In the mid-1980s, the first book was also adapted into an animated segment for the CBS Storybreak. Series of his books are also translated into Persian and are popular in Iran. The first six books have been translated into Spanish by the Argentine publisher "Editorial Sudamericana". The Hank the Cowdog books are supported by various libraries and teaching programs, and related lesson plans, which usually incorporate the books with cassette tapes, are available through "Maverick Books" (the series' original publisher). It has received various awards and acclaims, lauded by Publishers Weekly and USA Today. Fact|date=February 2007 The books all include songs sung by Hank and other characters these songs are all performed on the tapes by Erickson. Every book in the series has been recorded in an audio book format, making it the longest-running popular children's audio book series. Over 50 books have since been written featuring Hank, his timid sidekick Drover, his sworn enemy Pete the Barncat, and their adventures on the M-Cross ranch in the northern Texas Panhandle. The series began in 1982 with a couple of short stories about the proud but bumbling Hank, the self-styled "Head of Ranch Security". "Hank the Cowdog" is a series of humorous children's mystery novels, written by Austin R. ![]()
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