One Moose, Twenty Mice

by Stella Blackstone, Clare Beaton (Illustrator)

Overview

"Young viewers will find the fuzzy menagerie endearing, and they'll giggle through the rollicking kitty hunt" — Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

Count the animals from one to twenty while searching for the cat in this lively hide-and-seek selection that introduces animals like frogs, whales, monkeys, ducks, hens and elephants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841481296
Publisher:	Barefoot Books
Publication date:	03/01/2000
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	222,504
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoot's best-selling titles, including the Bear series and the Cleo the Cat series. She has been writing for children for over twenty years. Stella lives in Somerset, UK.

Clare Beaton has gained international recognition for her distinctive collages: she hand sews her illustrations using felt, vintage fabrics, buttons and sequins — whatever she can find that can be reused and given a new life. She is an award-winning children's writer and illustrator who lives and works in North London, UK.

Editorial Reviews

"Young viewers will find the fuzzy menagerie endearing, and they'll giggle through the rollicking kitty hunt" — Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

PreS-Gr 1In this successful concept book, children start with 1 grinning moose and work their way up to 20 scampering white mice, recognizing and counting some of their favorite animals in between. The creatures appear on single- and double-page spreads along with the numerals they represent. A repetitive refrain encourages readers to look for the orange cat that is hiding in each illustration. Never difficult to discover, the feline is often peeking out from behind the large number, or entirely obvious as it runs off the page. Children will feel triumphant when they do find it, as well as ready for the challenge of counting the named objects. Decorated with beads, rickrack, and buttons, Beatons felt-art pictures are brightly colored and feature cheery animals. Sometimes, however, the scenes can become a bit cluttered with designs and borders. Overall, a nice addition to counting-book collections, with lots of appeal for beginning counters and readers.Susan Marie Pitard, Weezie Library for Children, Nantucket Atheneum, MA Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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