Mouse Count

Mouse Count
by, Ellen Stoll Walsh

"Mouse Count" is a fun little counting book about a snake, gathering mice for his dinner. But the mice fool him, and escape from the snakes jar. The book demonstrates counting both forward and backwards- as the snake fills the jar, and as the mice escape. The illustrations are from a cut paper design, and the snake artistically slithers from one page to the next.

I enjoyed this book, although the slithery snake triggers my slight snake phobia a bit. I think the author does a nice job building suspense with a very simple plot. Children reading this book are likely to feel concerned about the cute little mice trapped in the snake's jar. I was so relieved when the mice escaped! I enjoyed the moral lesson of the book as well- don't be too greedy!