The Lantern Counts the Steps
The idea: touch each step once; the last number you say is how many.
Read it
Five nights, one book
Little children love the same story again. Read this one five nights running, with a different job each night.
- listen.
- say the last words.
- tap along.
- guess who's next.
- read it to a toy.
Who is in this book
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Bà Tư The grandmother who hands over the lantern from VầnTots -
Tí a child of the Green Notices small things; says "again" -
Clutch Touch each thing once; the last number you say is how many from TallyTots -
Dottie Some amounts you can see at a glance, without counting from TallyTots -
Wriggle One more makes the next number from TallyTots
Every recurring character has a short tune, so you can tell who is on stage before a word is said. The tunes play only when you tap, and the Reading Access sound switch turns them off.
The Honest Page
Which parts of this story are true, stretched or made up?
True
- When you count, touch each thing once. The last number you say tells you how many there are.
- If you touch one thing twice, you count it twice, and the number comes out too big.
- Small numbers of things, like three, can often be seen at a glance without counting. Source
Stretched
- Tí lights the candles himself. What we simplified: In the story the candles are already lit by Bà Tư; a grown-up always lights real candles.
Made up
- Clutch, Dottie and Wriggle are made up. Hens, ladybugs and caterpillars do not count candles.
Tell it back
Tell the story to a toy, or to a grown-up. When you have, the grown-up taps the button, and a keepsake from The Lantern Counts the Steps goes on your belt.
On your belt: a keepsake from The Lantern Counts the Steps.
Your belt lives on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ring the hammer for someone
Pick this book for someone younger. The link carries only the book, and it will wait for them on the Green.