Cowboy Ned & Andy Written & Illustrated by David Ezra Stein

Stein, David Ezra. Cowboy Ned & Andy. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2011. Print. 29 pages
Age Group:	2 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	Cowboy Ned and his horse Andy are on a cattle drive with Ned’s birthday coming up. Andy tries to find a birthday cake to make Ned’s birthday one to remember.
Personal Reaction:	A great opportunity to add new vocabulary words to a young reader’s already learned words by the repetition of words based on the search of a special gift for a friend. All the while the story presents a life lesson to help the child mature.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Western US, Horses, Cowboys, Friendship, Birthdays, Cattle, Deserts
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills ~Pictures have meanings ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Phonological Awareness ~Repeating repetitious words