Noni the Pony Counts to a Million

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Author(s)

Alison Lester

Publisher

Beach lane Books

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Release Date

January 03, 2023

ISBN

978-1760524395

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Noni the Pony has a lot of fun counting everything she sees on a happy summer's day! You may have met Noni already in Noni the Pony, Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach and Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey.

Noni the Pony stands under one tree, and watches her two friends dance by the sea. She gives three speckled hens a ride up the hill… Come on another adventure with Noni in this delightful rhyming story.

Alison Lester's books are favourites with children and adults around the world. Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm and Noni the Pony are Australian classics.

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1 review

rhyming counting picture book

January 24, 2023

Overall rating

4.3

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

NONI THE PONY COUNTS TO A MILLION is a cute, rhyming counting picture book. Noni the pony counts to ten with animals and bugs around her, then noticing hundreds, thousands, and finally millions (of stars).

What I loved: This is a cute and simple counting book that travels from one to ten before demonstrating the concepts of hundreds, thousands, and millions. The rhyming text is fun to read aloud and to listen to as Noni goes about her day counting, and little ones will get into counting along with her. The illustrations are cute with plenty of artistic flair and bright colors that make it fun to check out each scene along the way. This will work well for fans of Noni, particularly toddlers and young preschoolers.

What left me wanting more: As a small thing, the higher concepts of numbers are not so easily demonstrated. For instance, while she watches "thousands of cars," there are only 26 cars shown, which does not quite convey "thousands" to the reader. While older children will understand the concept, this could be confusing for toddlers who take things literally.

Final verdict: NONI THE PONY COUNTS TO A MILLION is a cute, rhyming counting book that will work for fans of the character who will enjoy practicing counting to ten.