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One Gray Mouse
From "One gray mouse in a black mouse house" to "Ten red snails in a gray snail pail," learning to count has never been so much fun! A colorful cast of characters, cleverly shaped from Fimo, helps young children learn colors, animals and the numbers from one to ten. Kids will have fun following the adventurous mouse as he scampers from picture to picture, gathering objects from every page.
24 pages, Board Book
First published July 13, 1995
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August 29, 2019
My grandson came home from his first visit to kindergarten with a welcome to kindergarten bag that contained three books. This is the first book that he asked me to read to him. The artwork is delightful and the book was simple enough that he could predict what number would be featured on each page and in essence "read" most of it himself. It gave him a lot of satisfaction and of the three books he said he liked this one best.
April 4, 2020
Q: Is there anything you did not understand about the story?
A: No, I understood everything about this story.
A: No, I understood everything about this story.
June 19, 2017
Excellent resource for very young children. Simple rhyming and beautiful illustrations will help with the introduction to colors and numbers from one to ten.
June 23, 2017
LOVE the pictures, love the rhyming. Daughter (just over a year old) picks this book frequently... but I know it will be enjoyed for years to come.
June 14, 2018
another great counting book. with really wonderfully detailed images.
April 15, 2019
I read this book in French. I like this book because you can learn a little bit of french.
January 3, 2020
Great book for kids. I love the illustrations.
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March 16, 2020cute counting book
August 22, 2020
Memorable, colourful, and creative. With impressive clay shapes to tell the story. Wholesome and whimsical. Great for any child.
November 15, 2020
This book is great for little ones. It’s simple but full of rhyming words, colours, and helps the kids count to ten along with beautiful illustrations.
Recommended age 1+ (read with them).
Recommended age 1+ (read with them).
July 8, 2021
Counting book to 10
May 22, 2023
It’s a cute read, but time to pass it along.
August 29, 2025
A peaceful counting story so it makes a good bedtime story. Beautiful, cute illustrations.
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October 7, 2013Picture Book Log: Counting
Review Source: Dr. Kimmel
Students follow the one grey mouse on an adventure to learn how to count all of the other animals that are represented in this book. With all of its original and colorful pictures, this book really captivates the fun in learning to count.
The pictures in this book were created using Fimo clay. They were really interesting looking because they did not look like any of the other picture books that I looked at for this assignment. Each page introduces a new number, color, and animal. The mouse is present on every page of the book, but the students have to look closely to find him! I enjoyed this story. The way that the pictures were made was very original and it gave them an almost 3-D feel. You can really see all of the textures that have been worked into the clay to give the pictures all their detail.
This story can be used to teach counting, animals, and colors. I probably would not use it very much to teach animals because some of them are not animals that are in the curriculum, but it would still be extremely useful for numbers and colors. The students can point out each individual animal and count them by themselves, and they can see from far away what color the animals are.
Review Source: Dr. Kimmel
Students follow the one grey mouse on an adventure to learn how to count all of the other animals that are represented in this book. With all of its original and colorful pictures, this book really captivates the fun in learning to count.
The pictures in this book were created using Fimo clay. They were really interesting looking because they did not look like any of the other picture books that I looked at for this assignment. Each page introduces a new number, color, and animal. The mouse is present on every page of the book, but the students have to look closely to find him! I enjoyed this story. The way that the pictures were made was very original and it gave them an almost 3-D feel. You can really see all of the textures that have been worked into the clay to give the pictures all their detail.
This story can be used to teach counting, animals, and colors. I probably would not use it very much to teach animals because some of them are not animals that are in the curriculum, but it would still be extremely useful for numbers and colors. The students can point out each individual animal and count them by themselves, and they can see from far away what color the animals are.
March 1, 2015
This is one of my all-time favorite counting books. It presents colors and animals along with the numbers, and the rhyming text allows the child to predict the last word on each page: "Three orange snakes in a blue snake lake"
As a bonus, the background color of one page predicts the animal color on the next page, allowing the child to figure out that pattern as well. The polymer clay illustrations are bright and cheerful, and on every page we see the mouse gathering an item matching the color of the animals. In the end, the story comes full circle back to the mouse, asleep after a busy day of gathering items of all the different colors.
As a bonus, the background color of one page predicts the animal color on the next page, allowing the child to figure out that pattern as well. The polymer clay illustrations are bright and cheerful, and on every page we see the mouse gathering an item matching the color of the animals. In the end, the story comes full circle back to the mouse, asleep after a busy day of gathering items of all the different colors.
October 20, 2007
for a toddler!
December 3, 2009
Great illustrations make this a fun book for my two year old.
May 6, 2011
Read at Baby Lap Time at the Tenley library on 5/6/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
March 22, 2012
This simple counting book introduces children to numbers, animals, and colors.
May 16, 2013
This was my absolute favorite book when I was little. Adorable pictures to go along with a very cute and entertaining story that helps young ones learn to count
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