Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

 

 

The MICE are back!

 

I thought the MICE only PAINT... So it was a pleasant surprise to find out that they COUNT too!

 

This was one of the books I read aloud to my kids for the World Read Aloud Day on 6 March 2013. 

 

As the title suggests this book introduces young children to the concept of counting from 1 to 10 as well as backwards from 10 to 1.

 

For young readers, it is a good book to teach them number words, as the numbers one to ten, are clearly displayed in the respective pages, for further reinforcement by the parent.

 

Ellen's characteristic and engaging style of writing also makes teaching children these numerical concepts so fun and appealing.  

 

And the possibilities for post-reading activities and games for this story are endless!!! You just need some creativity and that lil' bit of time (15 min is enough).

 

I found this book when googling for the well-known book by Ellen Stoll Walsh - MOUSE PAINT; and found that actually there are other "MICE" books by her -

• Mouse Count
• Mouse Shapes
• Balancing Act

 My next search in the library will be... Yes you guessed right - MOUSE SHAPES and BALANCING ACT.