School Days
A Novel

Cowgirl Kate and her talking horse Cocoa are featured in several Level 2 Readers. I especially love the fact that Kate and Cocoa have conversations. When Cocoa runs after the school bus, Kate can have a talk with him about staying home to wait for her return. When she paints his portrait, he gives h......more

A fun little book with vivid illustrations doing justice to the story and even more bringing characters to life! I was fascinated by horses as a preschool kid - they are certainly one of the most beautiful and noble creatures in the world - and would certainly love a horse being my friend. Moreover,......more

A book my 6 yr old loved, a little old for my preschoolers. A solid reading level 3 book, this reader has a good amount of advanced vocabulary words, but not so long that it discourages a new reader. Used it for his read out loud book, which was perfect. It took about 20 mins for him to read and had......more

This was a really cute book. However, I found the illustrations much more captivating than the actual writing. The writing seemed very basic and repetitive for a book formatted like a little chapter book. I understand that that kind of writing can be good for developing reading skills, but it just s......more

Cocoa misses Cowgirl Kate when she's away at school! He has to learn to handle jealousy and loneliness in this very clear, simple set of stories about our favorite cowgirl and her favorite horse. Might be a good one to read with a kiddo preparing to start school.......more