ArizonaRealCountry.com 39 November 2018 This book is a “sure thing” holiday gift for the little roper in your family. They’ll love reading the story of a typical ranch dog, through our furry hero’s eyes, as he heads out to enjoy some team roping. The story starts as it would for any real ranch dog, in a pickup truck and as the day progresses he gets told he’ll have to “stay home.” Not one to miss out on the fun, Roadie wrangles himself a ride to the arena and then proceeds to explain what he knows about the sport. You know right away that author Scott Haynes has lived on a ranch. His dad was a team roper. His brother is a team roper and he spent a great deal of his childhood at arenas (arena rat). This book is his contribution to the sport. "Growing up as a ranch kid, I always loved animals, dogs especially," Haynes said. "Even kids who don't grow up on farms love their dogs. So I figured a dog is the best subject for my books ...and I like drawing dogs anyway." Haynes found his passion for drawing at a young age and got inspiration from comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side and Bloom County. Early in his artistic career, he was a contract artist for Leanin' Tree greeting cards out of Boulder, Colorado. Generally, in the genre of children's books, one is either the author or the illustrator of a piece of work. Haynes, however, has achieved both feats in his Roadie books. His other books include: • Roadie the Ranch Dog (Roadie the Ranch Dog, #1) • Why Ranch Dogs Make Pretty Good Buddies (Roadie the Ranch Dog, #2) • Ten Darn Dogs (Roadie the Ranch Dog #3) • Where are All the Calves?! (Roadie the Ranch Dog #4) You can purchase any of the Roadie books through roadietheranchdog.bigcartel.com. You can also keep tabs on Haynes and Roadie on Facebook at facebook. com/pages/Roadie-the-Ranch-Dog/164240817051200. ROADIE THE RANCH DOG ROPIN’ ROADIE – BOOK 5 Tracy Byrd ALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE 928-684-6624 VIEW FULL SCHEDULE AT DEWPAC.ORG Rodney Crowell Trio Country NOV 13 Dailey & Vincent Bluegrass NOV 16 The Comedy & Music of Gary Mule Deer Country NOV 18 An Evening with Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen Country DEC 6  Suzy Bogguss Christmas Country DEC 20  The Paul Thorn Band Southern Rock & Blues JAN 13  Ben & Noel Haggard Country JAN 25  Tracy Byrd Country FEB 7 & 8  Bar D Wranglers Western MAR 1  Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll Greatest Hits MAR 7  Cirque Éloize Saloon Live country music & circus arts MAR 23 & 24 Webb Center I N T I M A T E T H E A T E R . Big E N T E R T A I N M E N T .