Kylie Jean Rodeo Craft Queen

By Mary Meinking, Marci Peschke and Tuesday Mourning

Howdy y'all! It's Kylie Jean. Did I tell you that I'm the Rodeo Queen? It took some mighty hard work to win that crown. Do you want to be the Rodeo Queen too? Well you won't have to work too hard to make a pink cowboy hat like mine. You can even make a  horse, just like my Star! Now get to work!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jul 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781479565146

Mary Meinking

Mary Meinking is a graphic designer by day and writes and illustrates books for children at night. Her articles have been published in a dozen different children's magazines. She lives in Iowa with her family.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Tools and Tips

Kylie’s Boot Door Sign

Kylie-Style Bag

Lucky Purse

Star Struck

Rodeo Rope Frame

Barrel Racing Pencil Holder

Star Pencil Topper

Rodeo Queen Hat

Star Window Decorations

Star Marks the Spot

Ugly Brother Bulldog Magnet

Rodeo Queen Belt Buckle

Cowgirl Vest

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Howdy y'all! It’s me, Kylie Jean. You’re going to love this book of fantastic rodeo crafts. If you can cut, glue, staple, and paint, then you can make my craft projects. They’re so easy, anyone can do them … well, maybe not my dog, Ugly Brother, but he can help. He likes glitter and glue. I do too! 

Do you want to learn how to make your very own cowgirl outfit? You’ll have it all: the Rodeo Queen hat, belt buckle, lucky purse, and cowgirl vest. Now giddyap and get your supplies together. You’re going to have more fun than a cowgirl with her horse!

Reviews for Kylie Jean Rodeo Craft Queen

[aileenstewart-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My daughter picked out this book and started reading it to her father and I. She picked it originally because her cousin's name is Kylie, but soon she kept reading it because the Kylie Jean of the story was cute, and girlie, and interesting. We all thought it was quite fun that her dog's name was ugly brother, and her determination to become a rodeo queen make her a good role model. It's not so much about Kylie Jean wanting to be a rodeo queen as it is about working hard to achieve a dream and n...moreMy daughter picked out this book and started reading it to her father and I. She picked it originally because her cousin's name is Kylie, but soon she kept reading it because the Kylie Jean of the story was cute, and girlie, and interesting. We all thought it was quite fun that her dog's name was ugly brother, and her determination to become a rodeo queen make her a good role model. It's not so much about Kylie Jean wanting to be a rodeo queen as it is about working hard to achieve a dream and not giving up if there are set backs. I would encourage all little girls to read Kylie Jean Rodeo Queen and to find a dream of their own!

[karafrib · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Eight year old Kylie Jean wants nothing more than to be a beauty queen! She practices her beauty queen wave all the time so she can be ready when the big day comes. When the rodeo comes to town, Kylie Jean is struck by the rodeo queen riding in the parade. She makes up her mind that if she cannot be a beauty queen, then perhaps she can be a rodeo queen. Kylie enlists the help of all of her family members—from her uncle to her grandmother—to try to find a rodeo event she can learn in two weeks. When her dad buys a new horse and says it can be hers, she turns to her grandmother (who was once a rodeo queen herself) to teach Kylie how to barrel race. What follows is a whirlwind of bonding with her new horse, Star, and training for the rodeo, culminating in the big event itself.Kylie Jean is a wonderfully spirited character, who brings a taste for the Texas lifestyle to this transitional chapter book. Her family is loveable, and her relationship with her dog, Ugly Brother, is endearing. Kylie’s love for the color pink is emphasized in the cartoon drawings that are dispersed throughout the story, where it is the only color present other than black. While this is cute, her affinity for all things pink is mentioned excessively throughout the story. It is also hard to believe that an eight-year-old could learn barrel racing in just two weeks. Even though Kylie becomes interested in winning the barrel race competition, the end of the book finds her back at her old self, hoping to be a beauty queen, and the character growth that happened during the story is lost. Best suited for grades 3-5.