Noni the Pony Counts to a Million

by Alison Lester, Alison Lester (Illustrator)

Overview

Noni the Pony is back and ready to count in the latest addition to the joyful Noni the Pony picture book series.

Join Noni, the playful pony, and her best pals Dave Dog and Coco the Cat on a rhyming counting adventure, from one to ten…and beyond! The three friends count everything from laughing cows and wallaby pals, to spots on a pony and stars in the sky. Will you come count with Noni?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665922296
Publisher:	Beach Lane Books
Publication date:	01/03/2023
Series:	Noni the Pony Series
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	AD440L (what's this?)
File size:	87 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Alison Lester has written and illustrated numerous children’s books. She has won many awards in her native Australia, including the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book Award, and in 2011 she was named the Australian Children’s Laureate. Over her career she has produced such picture book classics as the Clive Eats Alligators series, the Noni the Pony series, Magic Beach, Imagine, and My Farm, and has written novels including The Quicksand Pony and the Bonnie and Sam series. Visit her at AlisonLester.com.

Editorial Reviews

This book would be a lovely read-aloud for situations calling for anything from a bedtime snuggle story to an early elementary lesson on numerical concepts."

1/1/23 - Booklist Reviews

* "Count on this tale to make counting fun!"

11/15/22 - Kirkus Reviews

2022-10-26
Noni the Pony and her feline and canine friends have a busy day counting.

Brief rhyming text counts steadily from one to 10 for younger listeners and then makes larger numerical leaps to “dozens of spots,” “hundreds of dots,” “thousands of cars,” and “millions of stars” for children ready to consider larger numbers. The counting words are always in bold type. The book was originally published in Australia, and Noni does count five wallaby pals who come “hip-hopping by,” but she also counts barnyard-, woodland-, and stream-dwelling creatures as they play the day away. Four cows race down the hill. “Seven stout puppies / play hide-and-seek.” “And ten ladybugs / march over the weeds.” In some cases, the number of animals requires a bit of careful observation and arithmetic. While Noni counts four cows, there are only three on one page, and readers must look to the facing page to find the fourth. Illustrations have a soft, dappled look, and Noni’s orange-and-white coloring and the colorful creatures she counts contrast with detailed backgrounds largely in pastel blues, purples, and greens. All the animals are clearly friends enjoying their day. Even the fish “deep in the reeds” don’t seem very worried about the cat poking a paw into the stream. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Count on this tale to make counting fun! (Picture book. 2-7)

Kirkus Reviews