Can you count all the animals that live in the woods?"At the edge of the woods, the grass grows tall,the daisies dance and the blackbirds call.One chipmunk lives in the old stone wallat the edge of the deep, dark woods."The chipmunk is not alone. Two spotted fawns play in the grass. Three furry foxes drink from the pond. And who is that coming out of the cave? Count up to ten and back again with the animals of the deep, dark woods.

 

This book was recognised by the Texas Reading List.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Henry Holt & Company .

Selina Hastings is a distinguished journalist, biographer and literary editor. In addition to Peter and the Wolf, she has retold a number of classic tales for Walker, including The Canterbury Tales (also illustrated by Reg Cartwight), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady; and The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen. Reg Cartwright is a successful painter as well as illustrator of children's books, often in partnership with his wife, Ann. Among his titles are Birds, Beasts and Fishes, a Walker anthology of verse, and Mr Potter's Pigeon, winner of the Mother Goose Award.