Ten Silly Dogs

by Lisa Flather

A rhyming romp begins with ten silly dogs, and when one stops to bark, nine are left to run in the park, until one very dirty dog is all alone, but not for long.

Genres: Picture Books

36 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Audrey Ibarra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ten Silly Dogs- The description for this book is, "Ten silly dogs are running in the park. When one dog stops to bark, nine silly dogs are left. Another dog is too small, which leaves eight to scale the wall. And so it goes, as one by one, silly dogs fall away from the pack, leaving just one very dirty dog all alone but not for long..." I rated this counting book five stars because I love dogs for one, and I also liked that they gave a reason for each one going away as it counted down from ten to one. I chose this book because of the dogs and because of the watercolor used to illustrate the book. This book is similar to another book i reviewed because it also helps kids learn subtraction rather than just adding. I think this book would be appropriate for ages 3-8.

[Autumn Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

plot twist ending

[Erma Talamante · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute counting book featuring 10 naughty puppies running amok. My daughter loved watching the puppies run and play, and the story flowed smoothly as each dog became distracted. Simple art and rhymes make this a quick favorite.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute counting story, but was a bit long for storytime.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to me by a branch manager so I could better acquaint myself with the staff. She inserted names for the dogs. Very cute!

[Lisa Nagel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good picture books to talk about numbers, counting backwards and even subtraction. A fun introduction to math through silly dogs!

[Kyle Baldwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

10 scenarios where a dog is removed until only one remains. Can be extended by creating similar subtraction scenarios using the students in the class.