
One Goose, Two Moose, Three Raccoon, Four Baboon
by Kael Tudor, illustrated by Nicola Slater
Interest age: 4 to 5
Reading age: 2+
Published by Scholastic, 2025
About this book
A goose and a moose are organising animal customers for their park tours, but the animals just won’t queue up properly. The raccoons and the baboons won’t stay in their separate lines, and neither will the bears, the fleas, the eels and the foxes. It’s a disaster!
However, when Moose decides to try hanging out with the other animals and stops trying to control everyone so strictly, they suggest to Goose that they let go a little and just go with the flow. Finally, Goose can relax, and everyone can enjoy the brilliant tour of the park. Hooray!
This rhyming book featuring a host of adorable animals also has a counting theme, with lines like "one goose, two moose, three raccoon, four; five bear, six hare, seven bee, more" helping little ones get into the habit of counting and learning their numbers.
Readers will sympathise with the poor goose who is just trying to get everyone organised, but there’s the lovely reminder that if we just relax and try not to get too stressed about doing things our way, we’ll probably have a lot more fun.
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