Caroline Stutson did a great job with the words in this book. The read is great for elementary age kids and has a rhythmic beat to it. The words rhyme yet still stay true to the story. One thing that really attracted me to this story was the illustrations done by Daniel San Souci. He did a good job of including all different types of people as characters. There is even one page that shows them all and tells a little bit about each one of them. My favorite part of the book was finding the little prairie dog on each one of the pages of the book. it is almost like a wheres waldo type moment. The prairie dog is a little trouble maker and even gets chased by a dog. The kids will surly love this rope and ride story.