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In Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse, by Rebecca Janni, it is Nellie Sue’s birthday, and all she wants is a horse. Before her birthday party she has to finish her chores, including filling her dog Ginger’s “trough” (his water bowl), harvesting the hay (rake the yard), and rounding up the cattle (gather the neighborhood kids for her party). She drops plenty of horsey hints to her parents along the way. After lunch, there is still no horse, but there are johnnycakes—birthday cupcakes—with a herd of her friends. Finally, Nellie Sue gets her present, but it has handlebars, and “wheels where hoofs should be.” She is disappointed, and has to trade her cowboy hat for a helmet, but discovers that her new “horse” is perfect for riding the trails! The colorful, animated illustrations, filled with amusing details, set Nellie Sue’s cowgirl-imagined world in familiar, contemporary settings, all touched with plenty of pink. See this book listed in our catalog
In Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots, by Rebecca Janni, Nellie Sue is back, with a new pair of dancing boots. Nellie knows that dancing would be more fun with friends, but the new girls in the neighborhood are ballerinas. Nellie decides to throw a Barnyard Bash, and invite the whole neighborhood. With her big imagination, Nellie transforms the garage into the perfect place for a hoedown. She makes refrestments, and waits for her guests to arrive. Will Nellie Sue have anyone to dance with? This book also has great illustrations, and is a good story about a little cowgirl. See this book listed in our catalog
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