We have several Cowgirl Kate books in our library and you’ve got to love a cowgirl and her talking horse.  These early reader chapter books are sweet and fun.  In this story, Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa (her horse) help deliver a new calf, adopt a puppy and help some baby owls.  The illustrations are colorful watercolors, cartoon-style, and expressive.  I recommend this series especially for 1st and 2nd grade emerging readers.