The Secret Laundry Monster Files starts with Hank being awakened from his sleep one night. If you know Hank, he comes up with all kinds of fancy terms for his body parts and activities. As usual, his little white mutt assistant, the amiable Drover, guesses correctly when Hank thinks up implausible explanations for what's going on,

The action moves to Sally May Loper's garden, where she has left the laundry out overnight. Pete the Barncat is there, happily annoying Hank. The dogs also run into Eddy the rac, a young raccoon that the family helped raise. Eddy's teasing leads to loud barking, which leads to an irritated High Loper coming out and making the dogs leave his wife's garden. (They aren't allowed it it, anyway.)

Eddy tricks Hank into doing something that gets the poor cowdog in trouble with ranch hired hand, Slim Chance. Worse for Hank's ego, John Don, the man bringing new sacks of horse feed to the ranch, has a pretty lady dog in the back of his truck. I haven't seen the printed book's illustrations, so I don't know if Trudy is a cocker spaniel or a Pekingese. (Hank and Drover argue about that.) Despite Hank's previous attraction to Beulah the collie, Missy Coyote, and Miss Scamper the beagle, Trudy inspires Hank to sing a song about her. Will Trudy flirt with Hank or be as uninterested as Beulah?

Eddy comes back that night with a couple of other raccoons. One is his fat second cousin, Bubba. Bubba has some fun with Hank that our loyal cowdog doesn't enjoy at all.

By the way, if you're a fan of 'Also Sprach Zarasthustra,' the tune best known for its use in the movie "'001: A Space Odyssey', have fun hearing head rooster J. T. Cluck crowing to that tune in 'Thus Spake J. T. Cluck'.

It's another fun romp for the whole family. ( )

the book is a very intresting bookand is really funny ( )