Spooky Sums and Counting Horrors

by Rebecca Cobb

Overview

Welcome to the House of Counting Horrors! Help your child master basic numeri-cal skills alongside creepy critters, gruesome ghosts, and spooky skeletons—always motivated by the promise of the ultimate midnight feast . . .
Six big fat glow-worm lamps, and three smaller ones, makes nine.
We’ll get an eery green glow all night.

Children will love counting with this spooky Halloween book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714533070
Publisher:	Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Cobb studied illustration at Falmouth College and is determined to become a well known illustrator. Her style is similar to Helen Oxenbury, using fine line and humor.

Editorial Reviews

Although wordier than most 1-2-3 stories, this conversational paper-over-board volume prompts readers to count decorations and guests at a haunted party. Gillieron's upbeat teacherly voice urges listeners to enumerate "glary fairy lights," "glow-worm lanterns" and dancing spiders: "What a lot of legs-too many to count. But I can see five spider webs-can you?" Cobb's (Tongue Twisters to Tangle Your Tongue) airy gouaches balance the lengthy sentences with floaty, bright details. She nimbly pictures rosy-cheeked ghosts, a witch playing air-guitar on her broom and a skeleton jangling the bone-xylophone. Note to the squeamish: "mousehead biscuits" and "frogs' feet fizzy drinks" are the least appetizing aspects. Ages 6-10. (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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