Stampede Reads for Kids of All Ages
B is for buckaroo! : a cowboy alphabet
Whitney, Louise Doak, author
2003
The letters of the alphabet are represented by words, set in short rhymes with additional information, relating to cowboys and ranch life.
C is for country
Lil Nas X, 1999- author.
2021
Join Lil Nas X and Panini the pony on a joyous journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown. Experience wide-open pastures, farm animals, guitar music, cowboy hats, and all things country.
Cowboy up : ride the Navajo rodeo
Flood, Bo
2013
Photographs, text, and brief poems introduce the excitement and events of the rodeo in Navajo culture.
I am a meadow mermaid
George, K. (Kallie), 1983- author
2023
A little girl dreams of adventures in the water and feels the spirit of the ocean all around her . . . even though she lives on the prairie, with flat land as far as the eye can see. But she won't let a little detail like that stand in the way of being a meadow mermaid! Frolicking in the "waves" of wheat and "oceans" of grass, spying sea horses and . . . a shipwrecked sailor? Even if that shipwreck is actually an overturned bike and the sailor a new kid from a neighboring field, it's still a chance to make a new friend, one with an imagination as expansive and a love of the ocean as deep as the little girl's own.
Out on the prairie
Bateman, Donna M.
2012
A 1 through 10 counting book featuring prairie animals of the Badlands National Park.
Prairie chicken little
Hopkins, Jackie, author
2013
In this retelling of the classic tale, Mary McBlicken, a small prairie chicken, and her animal friends are on their way to tell Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming when they meet a hungry coyote.
Rodeo
Johnson, Robin (Robin R.)
2010
Hold on to your cowboy hats and prepare for a wild read! In this book, you'll learn all about the bucking horses, lively livestock, and daring riders of the rodeo world. You'll read about roping, riding, racing, wrestling, and more! You'll also discover the breeds of rodeo horses, how riders handle and care for their animals, and how cattle herding became a rough-and-tumble sport.
Rodeo
Hamilton, Sue L., 1959-
2010
Discusses the history, events, equipment, and livestock of this extreme sport.
Sky & Ty. 1, Howdy, partner!
Breen, Steve, author, illustrator.
2024
No-nonsense cowgirl Sky and her slightly goofy, but always dependable T. Rex partner Ty, learn to work together as they solve problems with teamwork and quick thinking.
V is for vittles : a wild west alphabet
Paprocki, Greg, author, illustrator.
2016
A great way to introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs while teaching them about everyday life in the rip-roarin’ and rambunctious Wild West. This unique era of America’s nineteenth-century history featured buckskin-clad buckaroos, dastardly desperados, smarmy snake-oil peddlers, and the inevitable arrival of the cavalry—always just in the nick of time. All of these things and more are brought to life through artist Greg Paprocki’s vintage-inspired illustrations.