Fifteen Animals! (Boynton on Board)

The book looks so simple how could anyone enjoy this again and again? Evie is almost 2 and loves learning what animals are featured on each page, points to the numbers (learning counting) and its fun to read the last page in a silly voice!

A book of animals and numbers. Funny for parents as all of the animals are named Bob, except the turtle at the end!

Pretty typical kids' board book, but with marvelous, humorous illustrations by one of my all time favorites -- Sandra Boynton. The text is very simple (and funny), but the illustrations are what "make" this book! Share with your pre-schooler!!

This story starts out with a little boy who tells the reader that he has fifteen friendly animals that all have very special names. He begins to count them off beginning with 1 cat named Bob. The boy keeps counting his animals revealing that they all have the same name: Bob. When he gets to animal

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number fifteen he reveals his pet turtle whose name is, quite unexpectedly, Simon James Alexander Ragsdale the Third.

I really enjoyed this book. When I started reading I quickly realized that all of the animals would be named Bob but I didn’t expect the last animal’s name. I think young children would really enjoy the repetition and the silliness of each animal having the same name, except for the turtle of course! I thought the illustrations were wonderful. They were simple, colorful, fun, and amusing. Overall, I think it’s a cute story with a silly unexpected ending.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. The children could cut pictures of fifteen animals out of magazines to glue on paper. Then they can name their own animals and present their special animals to the class.
2. The book has a song to accompany it so we can read the book again while listening to the song. The children can be told to count out the numbers as we reach fifteen together.

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This is probably one of my favorite counting books! This story is silly and fun to read to the class. The cartoon pictures create a safe creative demeanor.

First sentence: I really like animals. I like them a lot. Fifteen animals is what I've got. I've got fifteen animals. They're friendly and tame and I've given each one a special name--

Premise/plot: This counting, animal-themed book features a twist. A twist that is revealed as the protagonist

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reveals the names of his fifteen animals....I won't be spoiling here.

My thoughts: This one was over-the-top-silly. I liked it. Probably more than most of Sandra Boynton's other board books. I don't always love them. (Though I know they are supposedly always awesome.)

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