Sixes and Sevens

Climb aboard for a chaotic, floating adventure with Sixes and Sevens, a brilliantly funny counting picture book written by the celebrated former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen and whimsically illustrated by Piotr Parda. The story follows a helpful young boy named Barnaby who is steering a raft down the river to pick up some animal passengers. At the first stop, one mouse hops on, followed by two cats at the next, three foxes at the next, and so on, building up the numbers. However, keeping the peace on a crowded raft is no easy task when natural rivals are packed tightly together! Soon, the cats are eyeing the mice, the foxes are chasing the cats, and the entire raft descends into a state of hilarious confusion—perfectly embodying the idiom "at sixes and sevens." With its bouncing, rhythmic text and lively illustrations, this book provides an engaging, laugh-out-loud way for early learners to practice counting and basic addition.