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Great Fun for the Earliest Readers

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Adding to Zondervan's much welcomed line of "I Can Read!" books is Crystal Bowman's "My Cowboy Boots."

This jaunty level 1 early reader book is illustrated by Meredith Johnson (of the popular "Gigi" series) and is written in apt rhyme. It's the story of a little girl who loves her red cowboy boots and wears them whenever possible: While she eats, shops, swings, rides her bike, sings "Jesus Loves Me," attends church, and rides her stick horse:

"I wear my boots on Wednesday
to ride the rodeo.
I hop on my big pony.
Giddy-up;! Here we go!"

What I Like: This is a fun early reader for young children. Bowman is an expert with rhyme, and rhyme only helps beginning readers learn new words. Johnson's illustrations add a great deal of fun to text, showing a hard-playing little girl finding great joy in a simple blessing: her boots.

What I Dislike: Nothing, but it's important to note the Christian overtones of this book are subtle, confined to the brief mention of a Christian song and going to church.

Overall Rating: Very good.

Kristina Seleshanko
Managing Editor
Christian Children's Book Review

My baby girl loves this book

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We were given this book when my daughter was 2 months old, and we began reading it to her right away. The sing-song rhymes and the colorful, happy pictures really hold her attention. There is the perfect amount of text on each page -- with some other books she loses her attention before it is time to turn the page. The pictures are interesting by themselves, as we have learned by taking the book to church with us. We can slowly turn the pages over and over during the entire sermon, and she looks at the pictures quietly the whole time. She is now 10 months old and still enjoys having us read it to her over and over. I am buying a second copy since she has chewed the edges and it is finally starting to fall apart. My only warning is that this book has a mild Christian tone (which we love), but might not be appropriate for everyone. On one page she sings "Jesus Loves Me", on another page she says "I know that God is smiling" and on the Sunday page she goes to church to pray. Overall, my husband and I both think this is a charming book for little girls.

Such a cute book

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My little girl recieved this book for Christmas and really enjoys hearing it being read. The little girl loves her red cowboy boots and wears them every day of the week. Each day has a little rhyme for the reason the girl likes her boots. The pictures are very sweet and the little girl has such an expression of joy on her face. The wording is very good and has a good rhythm to it. Overall, it's a great book but probably geared more for a little girl.