Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

This charming and humorous early chapter book introduces Leroy Ninker, a cowboy who finds his perfect match in Maybelline, a horse with a fondness for spaghetti. The story explores themes of friendship, responsibility, and the consequences of forgetting important rules, all wrapped in Kate DiCamillo's signature warmth and wit. It's a delightful series starter that will engage young readers with its quirky characters and gentle adventure, perfect for read-alouds or early independent reading.

Forging an instant bond with spaghetti-loving horse Maybelline, horseless cowboy Leroy Ninker inadvertently risks eternal loneliness when he forgets a vital third rule about Maybelline's care. Leroy has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse, until he meets Maybelline. When Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Book #1