Mouse Count

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Overview

Count to 10 and back again with these charming mice—and watch their clever escape from a hungry snake!

Toddlers will enjoy this exciting stories while they learn about numbers.

In this picture book for preschool-age kids, a hungry snake counts ten little mice into a jar as he anticipates his dinner. But the mice outwit the snake as they count down from ten until they've all gotten away.

"An unusually pleasing rehearsal of the numbers from one to ten." —Kirkus

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152560232
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/15/1991
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	380,979
Product dimensions:	8.75(w) x 7.12(h) x 0.34(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Ellen Stoll Walsh is the author-illustrator of many popular books for children, including the successful Mouse Paint and Mouse Count books. She lives in upstate New York.

Editorial Reviews

A gang of mice learns to mix colors and to count; the ``nave charm and exuberance'' of Walsh's cut-paper art helped earn Mouse Paint a spot among PW's Best Books of 1989. Ages 2-6; 4-8. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-- A slithery snake finds ten sleeping mice that he thinks will make a delizacious meal. He pops them into a jar . . . ``one, two, three.'' But, being greedy, he sees just one more hidden in the grass and goes to collect it. The ten little captured mice outsmart him, however, and--``ten, nine, eight . . . ''--uncount themselves as they scramble from the jar and run home, safe and sound once again. Children will delight in this counting game that is couched in an exciting, original story. They will cheer for the resourceful, bright-eyed, tiny mice as they escape. The torn paper collage and tempra illustrations are lively and depict the story's unerring drama through an unclutterd form and line. Each page displays a neatly framed illustration that complements the progression of this anticipatory story. Readers will be intrigued by the sleek blue snake and his whimsical, earth-toned captives. A concept book that lures children into the learning process through drama and ultimate satisfaction. --Mary Lou Budd, Milford South Elementary School, OH

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