Oakley is eager to ride her Clydesdale, Rosie, to see the new calves born on the ranch. Her dog, Pete, and Thumbs the cat join them. All seems well until... nighttime, when Rosie and Lola the donkey hear the howling of coyotes nearby. Oakley and her friends must save the calves before it's too late.

Rosie's Ranch Rescue: Taking Care of Each Other by Paige Murray is an adorable story filled with delightful, unique characters wrapped around a wonderful message about caring for one another. The author captures the considerate and brave Rosie, the grumpy and full-of-himself Thumbs, the playfulness and courage of Pete, and the wide-eyed wonder and determination of Oakley.

Kristen Humphrey provides the artwork for Rosie's Ranch Rescue, filling the pages with puffy green trees and rolling hills, skies of pink, purple, and various shades of blue, and bringing forth the mannerisms of every character down to the surprised yellow-eyed armadillo.

Rosie's Ranch Rescue is geared toward readers 4 to 8, and would be enjoyed by youngsters who like nature, animals, ranch life, and delightful adventures.

.Rosie's ranch rescue is an adventurous story of girl power based on a true event This picture book has stunning visuals of a wide variety of animals and enough action to keep any reader hooked.

My daughter rides horses and we have read this book the last week each night at bedtime and it keeps getting cuter! She adores every page. Such a sweet story!

This picture book series is quite fun to read and has such a lovely back story since they are grounded in experiences that the author or her daughter had. The artwork is well done with tons of detail. I do find that the story was a bit choppy especially at the start, but that may just be because I'm not the target audience. And I did question the fact that a little girl was able to do all this without her parents being aware especially at night. There are some good lessons in the book, although the focus was really on the two main characters working together again and overcoming obstacles to protect the farm. So it was less about learning than about accomplishing.

While part of a series, there is no need to have read the first book. It will help to position the relationship between Rosie and Oakley more since this book starts with them as friends and co-defenders of the farm. But that isn't necessary to understand the friendship between these characters and their desire for adventures.

As with the first book, I would recommend it as a read aloud or bedtime book. And definitely a great gift.

My niece begged me to request this book as soon as she saw the cover and I read the description to her. It was a great pre-bedtime story with adventures of different animals encountered in the wilderness. A fun story for all ages with gorgeous illustrations to bring the characters to life!