| Counting is fun when you child helps Elmo learn to count to ten in an exciting outdoor adventure. Partial sample text of story (The red text is where your personalized information would be inserted.):
Alexander Lee Price
helps Elmo count
With love from
Mommy and Daddy
June 12, 2006 (Page 1)
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Poor Elmo! Everyone was ready for the big hike through the park but him. Alexander Lee Price, age 2, from Wytheville, Virginia, found Elmo sitting sadly on the steps of 123 Sesame Street. "What's the matter, Elmo?" asked Lee, swinging a backpack. Elmo sighed. "Elmo is supposed to bring 10 sandwiches on the hike, but Elmo isn't good at counting to 10." "Come on, I'll help you," said Lee. "Jim, Susan, and Jeff always help me when I need it. That's what friends are for!" (Page 3)
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With help from Lee, the sandwiches were soon ready and everyone set off on the hike. As they walked, they heard a loud growl. "Yikes!" yelped Bert. "Bears!" Ernie laughed. "Nope. That's just my tummy telling me it's time for a snack." His tummy growled again. "Who has the backpack?" asked Lee. "There are snacks inside." "Elmo has one backpack," said Elmo, as Big Bird pulled some apples from the pack. "Yum, yum, two apples. One for Elmo and one for Ernie's hungry tummy."(Page 5)
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The path led to a wide stream. "Watch me!" shouted Prairie Dawn. "I won't get wet." She jumped across the brook on some stones. "Elmo, can you count the stones?" asked Lee. "Yes, yes! Three stones." Elmo hopped across. Hop, hop, hop. Pop, pop, pop! Three heads popped out of the water. "Look, Elmo," laughed Lee. "Those stones were really turtles!" "Elmo can count turtles, too!" said Elmo. "One, two, three!" (Page 7)
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In a sunny spot beside the brook, Lee spotted something else for Elmo to count. "Take a look at those bumps on the log," Lee said. "Ooooh. One, two, three, four lumpy bumps on a log," counted Elmo. "Four bumps that look like..." Ribbit, ribbit, croak, croak! The four bumps jumped away. Lee grinned. "Four lumpy frogs like bumps on a log! Jim, Susan, and Jeff would sure like to see those funny frogs." (Page 9)
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When they reached a bright green meadow, everyone ran and played in the long grass. "I spy five things, Elmo," said Lee. "Can you guess what they are?" "Where? What?" said Elmo. "Elmo sees lots of things." "I'll give you a hint," said Lee. "The five things I see are little and green and squiggle a lot." "Okay, Elmo will look for five little green things that squiggle." (Page 11)
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Hard cover, professionally illustrated, 24 pages, deluxe 6" x 9" size. Includes your child's name, age, hometown and up to three friends. Due to licensing restrictions, this item is only available in the United States. |
