Quick! Count the goody bags before Swiper hides them all! A NOTE TO PARENTS: Exposing your child to numbers and basic math skills is just as important as establishing a solid foundation of letters and words. "A Birthday for Boots" reinforces counting skills and introduces children to the concept of basic subtraction. As you read through the book, ask your child to describe the pattern that occurs: with each page or two, Swiper snatches a party treat. The first time you read the story, count the goody bags before and after Swiper swipes them. On subsequent readings, ask your child to predict what number comes next.
Author
Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Ada's Violin; Lifeboat 12; The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics; Shaking Things Up; Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team; and We Are One: How the World Adds Up. Susan is the recipient of an E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honor, the Christopher Award, the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given annually for “a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people.” COMING IN MARCH, 2022! Susan's newest book is Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis. Co-authored with Anna's (a.k.a. Zhanna's) son Greg Dawson, this biography in verse celebrates the life-saving power of the arts.
