Thank you all for your input. Let me first state that I am not a pushy parent (I'm a concerned and involved parent) and I find it rather unkind to use the word cribbing for my attempt to just familiarize my child with the question format, a format that is not part of the regular curriculum. There will be 1 year and 9 months in between the 2 tests.
Someone created on a list of CogAT preparation books on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Abilities-Test-Preparation-CogAT/lm/R1DE9PK4L9WKN8 . Some of the books have favorable reviews from parents who were not preparing their kids for the CogAT. I don't know if these books work, but I don't see much harm in trying. If a gifted program is not right for your child you can take her out.
