100 Goats and Granny!
A funny rhyming counting book for 3-7-year-olds to share with grandparents
Published on 6. March 2025
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-4063-9757-4 (ISBN)
Description
Count all 100 of Granny's mischievous goats in the brand-new picture book from award-winning author Atinuke and exciting debut Caribbean artist Lauren Hinds.
"Children will adore this fun, fast-paced counting book." BookTrust
"I hugely admire the wit and flair and beauty of what Atinuke does" Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures
Introduce children to numbers 1 to 100! Granny's beloved goats follow her wherever she goes - to the tailor, to the salon, and on the bus. They are VERY cheeky, and even steal the aunties' panties! In the yard at home and then through the bustling market the children help Granny to keep count of them all until... Oh wait! Oh no! Where did goat 100 go?
"A joyful story about community, a headstrong grandmother and some hilarious, unruly goats. It's a funny, rhythmic counting book!" Inclusive Books for Children
"Atinuke's text rollicks while Hinds' illustrations urge readers to slow down to take in every delicious detail. . . Great goatish fun." Kirkus Reviews
"Rollicking, rhythmic prose." Publishers Weekly
"Children will adore this fun, fast-paced counting book." BookTrust
"I hugely admire the wit and flair and beauty of what Atinuke does" Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures
Introduce children to numbers 1 to 100! Granny's beloved goats follow her wherever she goes - to the tailor, to the salon, and on the bus. They are VERY cheeky, and even steal the aunties' panties! In the yard at home and then through the bustling market the children help Granny to keep count of them all until... Oh wait! Oh no! Where did goat 100 go?
"A joyful story about community, a headstrong grandmother and some hilarious, unruly goats. It's a funny, rhythmic counting book!" Inclusive Books for Children
"Atinuke's text rollicks while Hinds' illustrations urge readers to slow down to take in every delicious detail. . . Great goatish fun." Kirkus Reviews
"Rollicking, rhythmic prose." Publishers Weekly
Reviews / Votes
This is a joyful story about community, a headstrong grandmother and some hilarious, unruly goats [...] It's a funny, rhythmic counting book! * Inclusive Books for Children * Children will adore this fun, fast-paced counting book from the brilliant Atinuke. Inspired by the illustrator's Caribbean home, the bold and bright artwork is bubbling with action, working wonderfully with the romping, rhyming text. A hilarious tale that cleverly introduces readers to numbers 1-100. * BookTrust * Featured * The Bookseller, March Children's Previews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 227 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4063-9757-4 (9781406397574)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Atinuke was born in Nigeria and spent her childhood in both Africa and the UK. As a traditional oral storyteller, and drawing upon her recent Yoruba ancestry, she visits schools and theatres all over the world. Atinuke is the author of the Anna Hibiscus series, the No. 1 Car Spotter series, Beti and the Little Round House illustrated by Emily Hughes, and the picture books Baby Goes to Market, B Is for Baby, L is for Love, Baby, Sleepy Baby and Catch That Chicken! illustrated by Angela Brooksbank. Atinuke lives on a mountain overlooking the sea in west Wales and supports the charity SOS Children's Village. Visit her online at atinuke-author.weebly.com.
Lauren Hinds is a cartoonist and bookbinder from Trinidad and Tobago. She began her career as a freelance illustrator at the Trinidad Guardian and during that time pursued a diploma in graphic design and a certificate in bookbinding at the John Donaldson Technical Institute (University of Trinidad and Trinidad Creativity Campus). She graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2010 and enjoys creating narratives for children and young adults using the comics and illustration mediums. Find her on Instagram as @laurenlhinds.
Lauren Hinds is a cartoonist and bookbinder from Trinidad and Tobago. She began her career as a freelance illustrator at the Trinidad Guardian and during that time pursued a diploma in graphic design and a certificate in bookbinding at the John Donaldson Technical Institute (University of Trinidad and Trinidad Creativity Campus). She graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2010 and enjoys creating narratives for children and young adults using the comics and illustration mediums. Find her on Instagram as @laurenlhinds.