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Counting Cows
Chuck Dükman, a circus janitor, almost completes his job for the night when a cowcophony of clowns (really, a whole troop of cow clowns!) run amuck and make Dükman’s stage…yuck! Counting Cows is a 1 to 10 counting picture book with a new obstacle on every page. Who knew the midnight mayhem that circus cow clowns could create! Will Dükman get the stage clean… or is it all just a dream?
Count up to ten and down again with this fever dream of a tale! Chuck Dükman, our leading janitor of a theatrical stage, is ready to fall asleep but not until he finishes his janitorial duties. Chuck is roused by a cow cophony of clowns! Our rowdy friends romp around the stage as readers practice their numbers. Does Chuck Dükman find a way to get the theater clean or was it all just a dream?
Our troop of clown cows honk horns, tightrope walk, unicycle ride, toss pies & overall make a disastrous, hilarious mess until Chuck Dükman regains control and demands clean-up help. The cows are under great management... but will they succeed in making this playful establishment clean? These circus clowns will if Dükman has anything to say about it!
A bonus, Counting Cows is a “Get Ready for Bed” book in disguise! Rowdy playtime, clean-up, wash-up and then time for sleep? This is a story that belongs on the nightstand to read again and again!
Count up to ten and down again with this fever dream of a tale! Chuck Dükman, our leading janitor of a theatrical stage, is ready to fall asleep but not until he finishes his janitorial duties. Chuck is roused by a cow cophony of clowns! Our rowdy friends romp around the stage as readers practice their numbers. Does Chuck Dükman find a way to get the theater clean or was it all just a dream?
Our troop of clown cows honk horns, tightrope walk, unicycle ride, toss pies & overall make a disastrous, hilarious mess until Chuck Dükman regains control and demands clean-up help. The cows are under great management... but will they succeed in making this playful establishment clean? These circus clowns will if Dükman has anything to say about it!
A bonus, Counting Cows is a “Get Ready for Bed” book in disguise! Rowdy playtime, clean-up, wash-up and then time for sleep? This is a story that belongs on the nightstand to read again and again!
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
Published February 20, 2024
About the author
Bryan Ballinger
26 books12 followersBryan Ballinger illustrated a number of children's books, including books for Scholastic, McGraw/Hill, Running Press Kids, and HarperCollins.
Bryan has also self published a number of books that are available from his website: http://bryanballinger.com/buy-my-books/
These include:
Animal Gas, a silly and stinky SCRATCH AND SNIFF picture book: http://www.animalgas.com
Kooky Cookery, a campy cookbook parody and humorous archive of the nation’s Golden Age of peculiar creations: http://www.kookycookery.com
The Great Cheese Squeeze, a warm and silly picture book about two quirky friends: http://cheesesqueeze.com
Bryan has also self published a number of books that are available from his website: http://bryanballinger.com/buy-my-books/
These include:
Animal Gas, a silly and stinky SCRATCH AND SNIFF picture book: http://www.animalgas.com
Kooky Cookery, a campy cookbook parody and humorous archive of the nation’s Golden Age of peculiar creations: http://www.kookycookery.com
The Great Cheese Squeeze, a warm and silly picture book about two quirky friends: http://cheesesqueeze.com
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December 29, 2023
Coming out early next year is a the tale of a 💤 tired and overworked 🧹 janitor 🦆 whose dreams are disrupted by a circus of careless, catastrophic 🐄 cows. Count up to 10 and down again in rhyme while they make a 🥧 mess of the place and return the stage to sparkling.
Ballinger’s illustrations are appealing to nostalgic big-kids like me that loved Cartoon Network. The stories are goofy and filled with silly names and turkey poots to get the young ones laughing. Who doesn't appreciate a good hidden cover?
Ballinger’s illustrations are appealing to nostalgic big-kids like me that loved Cartoon Network. The stories are goofy and filled with silly names and turkey poots to get the young ones laughing. Who doesn't appreciate a good hidden cover?
June 14, 2025
Funny counting book with hilarious pictures.
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