Erica Silverman

Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa watch over a new calf and some baby barn owls.

Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.

Splish-splash, buckaroos! Stormy weather can't stop best friends Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa from having a good time in these two easy-to-read stories about prancing in the rain and chasing rainbows. With short sentences, simple dialogue, and delightful illustrations by the Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin, this book is perfect for beginning readers, rain or shine!

Their contest to decide who is the champion of champions almost has disastrous consequences for Gander and Duck.

Wondering what they will do when Cowgirl Kate embarks on a new school year and goes off each day to a place where horses are not allowed to follow, Kate and Cocoa devise clever ways to keep their best friendship strong.

The Halloween house, occupied by a variety of creatures, including werewolves, witches, bats, and skeletons, turns out to be an unfortunate choice as a hideout for a couple of escaped convicts.

Elderly Mrs. Peachtree persists in her desire to learn to ride a bicycle and despite many falls says that she will give up only "when cows sing."

Cocoa the horse herds the cows with Cowgirl Kate, helps her practice her roping skills, and wishes he could wear boots instead of horseshoes.

When Cocoa decides to explore the house, Cowgirl Kate has a hard time convincing him he must return to the barn.

"Cocoa is being very stubborn. He wants to get new cowboy boots instead of new horseshoes! Doesn't he know that horseshoes are lucky?"--Page [4] of cover.