Alberta Children's Book of the Year

Alberta Book Illustration Award

Finally, Tiger has real cowboy boots for the annual cattle drive up at Uncle Roy's ranch. As the only city kid on the trail, he wants to make a good impression. But does anyone notice?

There is just too much to do. And boy - can the trail be rough! By the time it's all over, Tiger has learned a whole lot about what real means.

This book is part of a book series called Northern Lights Books For Children .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Red Deer College Press, Canada .

Artist, author and illustrator Georgia Graham was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She loved drawing as long as she can remember and has been hooked on chalk pastels since her mom gave her a set when she was in grade four. She graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1982 where she studied Visual Communication. She first used her art for children by drawing pictures for her Sunday School class while telling Bible stories. Since then she has been slowly developing her illustrating skills. Irene Morck lives on a farm with her husband. She is the author of several books for children. Georgia Graham has loved drawing since she was a child. She lives on a small cattle farm with her husband and children. She has illustrated several children's books.