A counting book with a gardening theme
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One mole digging a hole
Two snakes with garden rakes
Three bears picking pears
“There are jokes aplenty: foxes tidily filling boxes – with tomatoes, of all unlikely things – and crows with a hose helpfully watering the cabbages. Sharratt’s uncluttered use of the page gives room for the build up of the numbers to have a clear visual effect.” The Guardian
You can watch Julia and Malcolm singing the song here. Or you can listen to a more professional recording on streaming platforms such as Spotify.