Lost in the Blinded Blizzard

By Gerald L. Holmes

A terrible winter storm strikes the Texas Panhandle. Down at Slim’s place, Hank and Drover listen to the wind howling outside, watching the snow pile up outside. The phone rings. It’s High Loper. Baby Molly has a bad cough and needs medicine. Can Hank go out into the blizzard and make it all the way to Headquarters with the cough medicine? Or, will he be captured and eaten by Rip and Snort?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Maverick Books
• Release date: Mar 15, 1991
• ISBN: 9781591887164

Reviews for Lost in the Blinded Blizzard

[jalenv_2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lost in the Blinded (sic) Blizzard finds Hank and Drover spending the night at Slim Chance's house. The description of the abode's extreme lack of tidiness and cleanliness will probably make some listeners shudder in fastidious horror and others sigh in envy. What it really has going for it is the warm stove that the dogs are being allowed to sleep around -- a creature comfort not to be sneezed at when it's snowing. The electricity goes out, but the phone is still working. Slim's first caller is Billy, which leads to a funny visit. There's nothing funny about the second phone call, although that does lead to the title adventure. Poor Hank. He learns that the reward for a difficult job well done is an even more difficult -- and downright dangerous -- job to do. I didn't blame the faithful cowdog's attempts to avoid being volunteered. Hank uses his head, especially his nose, but the danger he fears catches up with him. How will he escape and complete his errand of mercy? As usual, I loved the sound effects and the background music. Tunes I recognized were: 'Three Blind Mice,' 'London Bridge is Falling Down,' 'Pop Goes the Weasel,' 'Turkey in the Straw'?, 'Beethoven's Fifth,' 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again,' 'O, Susanna,' 'Night on Bald Mountain,' and the 'William Tell Overture' (also known as the 'Lone Ranger Theme'). Mr. Erickson has produced another entry that qualifies as fun entertainment for young and old.