I'm in love with this cover. And the story's not bad either! ( )

This book is funny, and it's not just about counting. It's about how people fall asleep counting sheep, but Sam has to stay awake so he doesn't let a wolf in. I would say that this book's strength is in the story because it's funny and keeps the interest. ( )

Every night Sam counts his sheep to make sure all 10 are there, but counting sheep puts him to sleep so it becomes a process. This book helped create an imaginative story to the counting sheep technique. I think kids of any age can appreciate a book like this. ( )

In this book, Sam has 10 sheep, he wants to make sure that they are all safe and with him, but he always falls asleep when he counts the sheep. The sheep didn't want Sam to let in the stranger, but Sam didn't know whether it was a wolf or a lost sheep because he couldn't count them. The sheep put numbers on their fur so that sam could count them, and they all realized it was the wolf at the door. I think this book does a good job of including the reader in the process. Genre - Counting.

Every night Sam brings his ten sheep home and tucks them in to bed, falling asleep as he attempts to count them. When there is a knock at the door one particularly stormy night, Sam is surprised to find that he has left one of his ovine charges outside. Or has he...? His sheep must find a way to convince him not to let this interloper in, but if he can't count them without falling asleep, how will he know that there is one sheep too many...?

An entertaining tale from British author/illustrator team Mij Kelly and Russell Ayto, One More Sheep is a poetic bedtime/counting book, with a quirky sense of humor and an appealingly offbeat rhythm, sure to appeal to children who like their stories a bit surreal. Playing off a number of well-known themes - counting sheep to get to sleep, the wolf in sheep's clothing - Kelly creates an suspenseful tale, while Ayto, whose work I have previously encountered in The Witch's Children by Ursula Jones, matches her offbeat humor with plenty of visual whimsy of his own. Recommended to anyone looking for bedtime and/or counting books that march to the beat of their own drummer. ( )