"Most picture-book war stories are long on history but short on humor
until now. . . . Root's droll style perfectly portrays the story with
homespun flavor." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"That dadblamed cow!" She follows her owner into the Union army and
then straight on south to fight in the war. She needs unstomped grass to
eat, she gets stuck in the mud, and she's just plain dangerous in
battle. But this peculiar cow also gives the weary soldiers some
surprising comforts. Based on stories and newspaper reports from the
Civil War and full of lively illustrations, this is a heartwarming tale
of one wonderfully dadblamed persistent cow.