Every Cowgirl Needs A Horse

Every Cowgirl Needs A Horse

Written by: Rebecca Janni

Illustrated by: Lynne Avril

Age Group: Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Published: 2010

The book Every Cowgirl Needs A Horse is about a young girl who considers her self to be a full cowgirl and the only thing she needs is a horse, so she decides to ask for one for her birthday. She doesn't get a horse, but she does get a new pink bike. At first she is upset because it is clearly not a horse and in her mind is nothing like it. She soon realized though, that this bike is exactly what she needed to be a real cowgirl. She rides it day and night, and is very happy.

The lesson of this book is to not be upset if you haven't gotten exactly all that you ask for on your birthday. Nellie Sue is very disappointed at first, but realizes that she got exactly what she asked for just in a different form. It gives a great lesson to kids for them to be satisfied with what they have and not to complain. The book does have grammer that forgets the 'g' at the end of some words, so the girl and her parents are talking in a cowgirl way of talking.. (barkin', yellin'...) So that would have to be something i would have to talk with the kids about so they know it isn't correct. 

I absolutely loved the pictures in the book, they are great at showing what the little girl in the book is doing at all times and her thoughts. In the beginning she draws an outline of her house and how exactly she wants it to look like when she gets a horse of her own, which a great thing for kids to see. Some of the words on the pages are surrounded by horse rope so they are able to see what horses use. 

I would recommend this book for all children, boys and girls. It is so funny, with great pictures and has a great meaning behind it. It shows the uniqueness of one certain girl and how she takes what she loves and goes with it. She wants something and gets her wish. This book was just so cute and each page made me smile.