Fifteen Animals!

(Board book)

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Meet one animal-loving boys fifteen pets in this counting board book featuring the lively language and distinctive illustrations from the one and only Sandra Boynton.

Who else but Sandra Boynton could imagine fifteen Bobs in one book Actually, thats fourteen Bobs, and one Simon James Alexander Ragsdale the Third (hes a turtle), which gives Fifteen Animals! the added dimension of being a unique counting bookcount the Bobs, count the pets, count the bunnies, count the fish. And, for the first time, a person character, an earnest little boy who loves animals and happily sings:

I really like animals,
I like them a lot.
Fifteen animals is what Ive got.
Ive got fifteen animals.
Theyre friendly and tame, and
Ive given each one a special name.
Make that Bob.

Author Bio

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, childrens author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five childrens books and seven general audience books, including fiveNew York Timesbestsellers. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, mostly to friends and family, she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade childrens music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) andPhiladelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning One Shoe Blues starring B.B. King, Alligator Stroll starring Josh Turner, and Tyrannosaurus Funk (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.