Counting Sheep

by Julie Glass

What do you do if you can't sleep? Count sheep! That's what the restless hero of this rollicking tale does. And when sheep don't work, he counts kangaroos by twos and monkeys by threes. But when he gets to bees by fours, the animals run amok! Then it's a countdown to dream time. With energetic, bright illustrations and rhythmic text, this is a great introduction to the idea of counting by sets, a precursor to multiplication.

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Mathematics, 1st Grade

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Angela De Groot]

Counting not just sheep so that he can fall asleep. Love the skip counting and counting back down to zero. Adorable illustrations. Rhyming. Fun way to practice reading and become familiar with early math concepts.

[Shelley]

I really like how simple this book is and how it helps reinforce counting by ones, twos, threes and fours in a memorable poetic story form. It would be easy to learn and recite each page. Although I'd probably do it along side a counting wheel...so kids can also get a visual of counting those ways too...not just rote memorization.

[Jailenne]

I really liked this book when I was small because when I coudn't go to sleep my mom use to read it to me and that will help me go to sleep!!!!!!! :)