Lois Lenski Cowboy Small Book - Classic Children's Story for Bedtime Reading & Western-Themed Learning Activities

Our 1.5-year-old daughter was riding on her dad's back like a cowgirl one day and took a little tumble off. She began to cry. I said, "Kerplop! Cowboy Small hits the dust! But, he's a pretty good cowboy after all..." and she was all smiles.That was more than three years ago, and this book has been one of the few steady books on our (very full, always rotating) bookshelf ever since. We now have three children, ages 5, 3, and 1, and they all still enjoy it. The oldest doesn't pick it out on her own anymore, but the others still do, and the oldest doesn't object. It is really one of those books that is completely wholesome, entertaining, interesting, and educational. I would get it for children between about 18 months and 3 years in particular. We really love this book. We checked it out from the library at least six times, for two months at a time each time, before I finally realized that this one had staying power and I might as well finally buy it!I've read a few other Lois Lenski books and I think this one is by far the best. If your little one only had ten books to read every day for a year, I would include this one. And I still enjoy it after a few years of frequent reading, so that's saying something too!If you're looking to buy it as a gift, I may as well add, the price never drops down on this, and I haven't been able to find it cheaper anywhere else, unfortunately.