One Gray Mouse

by Kim Fernandes (Illustrator), Katherine Burton

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.

Genres: Picture Books, Number, Childrens, Fiction, Storytime, Counting, Animals

24 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 1995

Reviews

[Bev Walkling · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Q: Is there anything you did not understand about the story?
A: No, I understood everything about this story.

[Lady Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for very young children. Simple rhyming and beautiful illustrations will help with the introduction to colors and numbers from one to ten.

[Joy Keil · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

another great counting book. with really wonderfully detailed images.

[Kaelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book in French. I like this book because you can learn a little bit of french.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for kids. I love the illustrations.

[Y.Poston]

cute counting book

[Ella Schilling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Memorable, colourful, and creative. With impressive clay shapes to tell the story. Wholesome and whimsical. Great for any child.

[Jasmin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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).

[Marilyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Counting book to 10

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a cute read, but time to pass it along.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A peaceful counting story so it makes a good bedtime story. Beautiful, cute illustrations.

[Amanda Howell]

Picture 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.

[Alice Eccles · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Kidz · Rating 1 out of 5]

for a toddler!

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations make this a fun book for my two year old.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read at Baby Lap Time at the Tenley library on 5/6/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This simple counting book introduces children to numbers, animals, and colors.

[Erin Featherston · Rating 5 out of 5]

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