Jack the yak asks all his friends to hop on his back for a ride to the fair. But everybody is just too busy! The ferrets are eating, the crabs are building, the pigs are making hay, the monkeys are scratching and the seals are snoozing. Then, suddenly, they're all ready to go but will there be room for everyone on Jack's back? Let's see: there are 10 birds, 9 caterpillars, 8 seals, 7 monkeys, 6 snails, 5 pigs, 4 foxes, 3 crabs and 2 ferrets. Race through this superb counting book to find out whether Jack and friends make it to the fair and back!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Darcia Labrosse is the Canadian author/illustrator of many books for children. This is her first book for Jonathan Cape. She lives in Ontario, Canada.