Mouse Count

(easy) Snake is very hungry and sees a large group of sleepy, warm, little, tasty mice. He takes three at first, then four more, then the last three and places them in a big jar. Snake is so greedy that when the first little mouse to be eaten suggests there is an even bigger mouse that Snake left behind, he drops little mouse back into the jar and slithers away. While the snake is gone, the mice escape the jar. Snake discovers that the bigger mouse is just a cold rock. When he returns, all the mice are gone. This book is good for counting exersize and you can invite the children to count the mice with you as they are being put in the jar. Towards the end of the story, there is an opportunity for the children to count backwards from ten. show more Perhaps a fun exersize would be to play a counting or grouping game with little rubber mice or with the tiny color coded bears that one can find in a toddler section in counting games. show less

I enjoyed this, but not as much as Mouse Paint by Walsh. The text is short and the snake illustrations provide a splash of color to each spread. The story is a little dark--a snake planning to eat mice--so I'm not sure how kids who are old enough to get that would like it. But it is nice to have a counting book with a storyline--that's rare!

Mouse Count is a great book for younger readers. It has great illistations and even though it is not a long book it has several good points. The ten mice know the snake wants to eat them, yet they are careless by taking a nap and getting caught. The snake is just as careless though letting his greed let him lose his dinner.

I loved this book. It was simple, yet to the point and fit in with so much of every day life. People know things that can hurt them or just make bad decisions when they know better and this book illistrates that on a level that any age can understand. This simple concept is suggested for 1-3 readers, but you could definatly use it to make a point of good decisions with possibly 4-5 grades also.

I would use this book to show more have students discuss different ways the mice may have acted differently to avoid getting caught by the snake and how the snake would have had a great dinner if he would not have been greedy. It would be a good book to combine with reading and math since it does involve counting. show less

I gave this book four stars because it is a easy read for beginning readers. This book teaches children how not to be greedy and how nothing good comes from this. It also introduces number words to the children from 1-10. The pictures are fun and colorful. This book can be used in the classroom to accompany activities that include number counting backwards and forwards.

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh is a cute picture book that introduces number words to the reader. A snake hunts mice for dinner and places ten of them in a jar. As he captures the mice he counts them one-by-one. The mice trick the snake and by the end of the story they tip the jar over, un-count themselves, and escape being eaten. This story is great for predictions and to encourage students to recognize and read number sight words.

Summary: The mice are escaping from the hungry snake. Response: I love the torn paper illustrations look. I also like that this book counts to 10 and then back again. Theme/Connection: Numbers & Counting; Great toddler read aloud; could be used working on making torn paper art in class

Ten warm furry mice are tuckered out and decide to take a nap. One hungry snake goes looking for food to fill up his jar. He begins by capturing three scrumptious mice, and then adds four more, and finally decides that three more than that should be enough. The tricky mice convince him that he needs one last mouse, and while away, they tip the jar over and speed to safety.