This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the Buckaroo Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Every Cowgirl .

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Dutton Books for Young Readers .

Rebecca Janni lives in Iowa with her husband and four children, rides horses, and is a freelance writer. Lynne Avril has illustrated more than 100 books, including Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni, and New York Times bestsellers Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School and Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine by Herman Parish. Lynne currently lives in AZ.