# need help identifying a children's book **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-childrens-book/710893 "2015-01-26T00:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![4thdentist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/a8b319/32.png) [@4thdentist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4thdentist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-childrens-book/710893/1 "2015-01-26T00:25:33Z")
I remember this book growing up, but cannot remember the title or author. It was about a cowboy, Wishbone Bill (or some other name, but the wishbone part is correct) whose cattle were rustled by bad guys Cactus Joe (?) and Stinky Pete (?). The rustlers put the cattle in a box canyon and Wishbone was out trying to find them and a big storm came in, with a flash flood in the canyon and Wishbone found them just in time to let them out. Any help in identifying this book would be appreciated. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-childrens-book/710893/2 "2015-01-26T21:05:39Z")
Can you give us a timeframe, and maybe an age range for the book (was it a picture book, for older kids, or somewhere in between)? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-childrens-book/710893/3 "2015-01-26T21:08:19Z")
Ooh, is [this](https://books.google.com/books?id=0hR0Q4qYETsC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=%22wishbone+bill%22&source=bl&ots=vSpTeZXeGc&sig=WVa0QKi4bBnJZl2UY4izn2mdmtU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oKzGVJiKDoyxogTCkILoDg&ved=0CCQQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22wishbone%20bill%22&f=false)it? ---
**Author:** ![4thdentist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/a8b319/32.png) [@4thdentist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4thdentist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-childrens-book/710893/4 "2015-01-26T22:47:23Z")
It absolutely is Calico the Wonder Horse. Thank you so much!