Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble

When Penelope asks Aunt Isabel to tell her a story, Aunt Isabel agrees, provided that Penelope helps her tell it. Together, they weave a tale about Lady Nell and Prince Augustus, complete with heroes and villains, romance and drama.

“One lonely guinea pig plus one other lonely guinea pig, make two smiling guinea pigs.” One by one, eight more guinea pigs join their friends, adding up to a crowd of ten cavorting guinea pigs and tons of fun! And at the end of the day, the tuckered out youngsters can count on ten of their moms or dads for a great big hug. And twenty guinea pigs are plenty! Kate Duke’s irresistible guinea pigs are a delightful introduction to basic addition (From the publisher).

Twenty guinea pigs can be too many–especially if all of them are crammed on a small and tipsy boat. In this charming and boisterous book about subtraction, the guinea pigs begin to jump ship, each in his or her own funny and unique way. While children follow the story of the ever-shrinking gang of guinea pigs, they can count the furry pals leaping on and around oversized numerals representing the number of cavorting cavies on the page. A simple equation that shows the subtraction is printed along the bottom of each spread, reinforcing the concept.