Count up to ten and down again with this fever dream of a picture book!
Theater janitor, Chuck Dükman, is ready to fall asleep but not until he finishes his sweeping duties. He accidentally takes a snooze and is roused by a cowcophony of clowns!
Our troop of rowdy friends romp around, honk horns, tightrope walk, unicycle ride, toss pies & overall make a disastrous, hilarious mess until Chuck Dükman regains control of the stage and demands clean-up help.
The cows are under great management… but will they succeed in making this playful establishment clean? These circus clowns will if Dükman has anything to say about it!
A bonus, Counting Cows is not only a counting book but a “Get Ready for Bed” book in disguise! Rowdy playtime, clean-up, wash-up and then time for sleep? This is a story that belongs on the nightstand to read again and again!
Bryan “Breadwig” Ballinger
Is a muralist, toy designer, and children’s book author and illustrator. Bryan is the 2023 recipient of the Indiana Arts Commision’s Governor’s Arts Award. He currently is the 2023-24 Artist in Residence at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum — the largest children’s museum in the world! He runs a program that teaches the young and young at heart all about the creativity of illustration!
Check out Ballinger’s other POW! titles: The Big Wig Parade (2023) and The Story of a Pig Named Joe (2024)!
Hardcover, 32 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches
ISBN: 9781648230646, $18.99 USD / $25.99 CAD
Counting Cows is available to pre-order now through Simon and Schuster.
