Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid makes it big / text by Dolly Parton with Erica S. Perl ; lyrics by Dolly Parton ; art by MacKenzie Haley.

Title:

Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid makes it big / text by Dolly Parton with Erica S. Perl ; lyrics by Dolly Parton ; art by MacKenzie Haley.

Author:

Parton, Dolly, author, lyricist.

Perl, Erica S., author.

Haley, MacKenzie, illustrator.

Inspired by (work): Parton, Dolly. Makin' fun ain't funny.

ISBN:

9780593661574

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Abstract:

"French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of country music! So Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out. But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries he's barking up the wrong tree. He'll need his favorite songs ('Jowlene' and 'I Will Pawlways Love You,' of course), a group of scrappy new friends, and his favorite country music star to regain self-confidence and be the star he always knew he could be. Includes the lyrics to: Makin' fun ain't funny by Dolly Parton."-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

French bulldog -- Juvenile fiction.

Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.

Country music -- Juvenile fiction.

Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction.

Bullies -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

French bulldog -- Fiction.

Dogs -- Fiction.

Country music -- Fiction.

Self-confidence -- Fiction.

Bullies and bullying -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Picture books.

Bullies. (OCoLC)fst01902641

Country music. (OCoLC)fst00881424

Dogs. (OCoLC)fst00896265

French bulldog. (OCoLC)fst00934258

Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174

Self-confidence. (OCoLC)fst01111517

Geographic Term:

Nashville (Tenn.) -- Juvenile fiction.

Nashville (Tenn.) -- Fiction.

Tennessee -- Nashville. (OCoLC)fst01204195

Genre:

Picture books.

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637

Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789

Children's stories -- Pictorial works.

Added Author:

Perl, Erica S.,

Haley, MacKenzie,

Inspired by (work): Parton, Dolly. Makin' fun ain't funny.

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Summary

From the legendary Dolly Parton comes a story about her god-dog and Instagram personality, Billy the Kid, who is hoping to make it big as a country music star in Nashville, Tennessee.

French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of country music! So Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out.

But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries he's barking up the wrong tree. He'll need his favorite songs ("Jowlene" and "I Will Pawlways Love You," of course), a group of scrappy new friends, and his favorite country music star to regain self-confidence and be the star he always knew he could be.

Written by Dolly Parton with Erica S. Perl and illustrated by MacKenzie Haley, this is a delightful picture book about standing up to people (and dogs) who put you down and finding the drive to achieve your dreams.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

With Perl, Parton expands her song "Makin' Fun Ain't Funny" into a bighearted anti-bullying fable starring a French bulldog with big dreams. "Born with an ear for music," hound Billy the Kid heads to Nashville to pursue dreams of joining a country music band. Despite months "wishing, hoping, and practicing," an encounter with dog musician Big Earl soon leaves Billy discouraged ("It had been a ruff day"). But Billy finally makes it to the Battle of the Bow-Wows after joining a band of small dogs, and when Big Earl starts picking on someone else, the puptagonist hatches a plan to defend his friends so they can give a "totally pawsome" performance. Warm pastel-hued rainbows carry musical notes throughout Haley's images of cartoon pooches in a message-driven story that includes plenty of Easter eggs for Dolly fans. Lyrics to "Makin' Fun Ain't Funny" conclude. Ages 4--7. (Apr.)

Kirkus Review

In this picture book from singer Parton and co-author Perl, a small French bulldog goes to Nashville, joins a band, fends off bullies, and meets one of the queens of country music. Promising at the outset that this is just the first of a series of adventures starring her beloved "god-dog," Parton goes on to hit all the conventional thematic notes. Inspired by musical dreams, Billy heads for Nashville. After a "ruff day" in which being scorned by big dogs for not being a "true muttropolitan" leaves him feeling "lower than a stick on the ground," he eats some flowers, strums some tunes, forms a band with a trio of little dogs, and, after sending the big pooches packing, trots out a "pawsome" performance at the "Battle of the Bow-Wows." And from there it's on to the Grand Ole Opry to hear his big-haired favorite singer warble out lines from her song "Makin' Fun Ain't Funny," about celebrating differences rather than mocking them. Haley slips those lines, along with references to "Jowlene" and "I will pawlways love you," into painted scenes of an all-dog-or-Dolly cast set against swirls of music and simply drawn backdrops. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Music takes center stage and bullies get properly pun-ished in this hearty and wholesome howl. (Picture book. 6-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.