One More Sheep
No. of pages 32
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
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 in 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .
Giles Andreae and Russel Ayto are a dream picture book team, with multiple awards between them including the Federation of Children's Book Award, the Gold Award for the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Mij Kelly had an extremely colourful and varied childhood house-hopping around the UK, not to mention skipping across to India as well. Mij has worked as a newspaper editor, an oral historian and now, a specialist journalist in artificial intelligence. Mij has two children.
Stories: Russel Ayto
Count sheep, go to sleep
Counting And Numbers in literature
Learning Concepts in literature
Kate Greenaway Medal
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Florida Book Award
This book was recognised by the Florida Book Award.
Kate Greenaway Award
The Kate Greenaway Medal is a prestigious annual award presented in the United Kingdom to honour outstanding illustration in children's literature. Established in 1955, the award is named after the famous Victorian illustrator and author Kate Greenaway, who is celebrated for her charming and distinctive illustrations in children's books. The Kate Greenaway Medal aims to recognize and celebrate exceptional illustrations in children's books, highlighting the critical role that visual storytelling plays in engaging young readers. The award is open to any book that is illustrated for children and published in the UK during the eligibility period. This includes various genres, such as picture books, graphic novels, and illustrated stories. A panel of judges reviews submissions to select the shortlist of nominated titles. The judging criteria focus on artistic merit, originality, and the ability to enhance the story being told. The shortlisted titles are announced each year, and the winner is selected from this list
Moves along at a great pace and has lots of opportunities for even very young children to join in Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle A funny take on the counting game, accompanied by jazzy, knockabout pictures that will have children squealing with laughter Mail on Sunday Russell Ayto's illustrations - especially of the sheep in their stripey socks and nightcaps - are hugely engaging The Guardian A quite delicious story and idiosyncratic illustrations Books For Keeps A cunning book which turns the sheep counting and big bad wolf tales on their heads Evening Echo Dramatic, hilarious and with a witty rhyming text that turns every reader into a great performer The Scotsman ...wonderfully wayward illustrations... The Sunday Telegraph ...a funny take on the counting game, accompanied by jazzy knockabout pictures. The Mail on Sunday Mij Kelly's rhyming text has terrific panache. The Guardian ...a perfect storybook to share with your child. Junior ...unrestrained entertainment... Carousel This book has a strong storyline, dynamic illustrations and interesting counting. Books for Keeps
