If you and your students are in need of a rootin-tootin good time, then read Little Britches and the Rattlers by Eric Kimmel. Little Britches is on her way to the rodeo to compete in the calf-roping contest. Along the way, she meets seven rattlesnakes who want to eat her up. Her only escape is to give each one a piece of her cowboy garb. With some quick-thinking, Little Britches might be able to get her clothes back and make it to the rodeo on time. Set in the desert of Texas, the illustrations are done in beautiful browns, reds and yellows. The snakes are hilarious in the cowboy garments.