My Cowboy Boots (I Can Read!) [Paperback]

Crystal Bowman (Author), Meredith Johnson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: I Can Read!

Crystal Bowman's use of fun rhymes in My Cowboy Boots gives level-one readers ideas for an 'I'm bored' day. In this delightfully illustrated softcover book, a little girl and her red cowboy boots do all sorts of things together. Things that make her feet 'very happy.'

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Celebrate your child's God-given gifts and talents with My Cowboy Boots, a fun, rhyming story about a little girl and her favorite red cowboy boots. Although she wears them every day, she never forgets to ask her mama if it's okay.

Filled with fun, colorful illustrations that will delight your imaginative two- to four-year-old, My Cowboy Boots is designed to encourage individuality and independence in children, while reinforcing obedience. Plus, your little one can learn the days of the week too.

Just for Mom! This book includes a special Mom's Moment insight from MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers)--the people who know what mothering and children are all about! --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Crystal Bowman loves writing books for kids. Her books come in all shapes and sizes and many of them have become best sellers. Whether her stories are written in playful rhythm and rhyme, or short sentences for beginning readers, she tries to make them so enjoyable that kids will want to read them over and over again. 'But the most important part,' she says, 'is to teach children that God loves them and cares about them very much.' SPANISH BIO: A Crystal Bowman le gusta escribir relatos y poemas. Cuando tenia diez anos, su libro favorito era una coleccion de poemas divertidos que todavia conserva. Ademas de escribir relatos, poemas y rimas, Crystal disfruta pasando tiempo con su esposo y sus hijos ya crecidos, dando largas caminatas y comiendo helados. Ellos dividen su tiempo entre Michigan y Florida.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (February 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310715741
• ISBN-13: 978-0310715740
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Crystal Bowman is a best selling author of more than 60 books for kids as well as 3 books for women. She also writes magazine articles and lyrics for children's piano music. She wrote her first poem when she was in the 4th grade. Her teacher told her she would be a poet someday. Her first book of poetry, CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALK, was published in 1993. It has been republished several times and is still in print. She also speaks at schools, churches, and writers' conferences. For more information on Crystal, you can visit her website at www.crystalbowman.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a cute book, February 23, 2006

By 

Rebekah Lynn "rebekahthelynn" (Jackson, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Cowboy Boots (Mothers of Preschoolers (Mops)) (Hardcover)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Give yourself a smile, September 13, 2009

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Christine Fernandez - The IE Mommy - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Cowboy Boots (I Can Read!) (Paperback)

I could not help but smile every time I read this book to my girls or even just looked at the cover.

One of my girls has red boots that she just "had" to have for horse class so I see a lot of her in this book.

I think it is an adorable, well written, sweet and thoughtful book to teach children to just be themselves. Not the neighbor, the not the kids on t.v., not theheroes in cartoons...just themselves. The perfect little people that God made them to be.

The little character in this book loves her boots. They go on adventures, they "talk" to each other and she enjoys them! I love it!

Innocence is beautiful. Childhood can be amazing and put them together with red boots...well, you have a book that will make you smile from ear to ear and get you on the search for a pair of red boots of your own.My Cowboy Boots (I Can Read!)

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun for the Earliest Readers, October 12, 2008

By 

itsjustme (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Cowboy Boots (I Can Read!) (Paperback)

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