We checked out a great book from the library called
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: Lyle Walks the Dogs
. Lyle the Crocodile has a new job walking dogs. On day 1 he walks one dog, on day 2 he walks two dogs, etc. On each page you are introduced to a new dog and asked to count them. The dogs have humorous names (like Scrappy and Sniffy) and distinct personalities (Scrappy does what he wants and Sniffy likes to sniff). Even after a squirrel encounter, Lyle manages to do an excellent job. Since my kids like crocodiles, dogs, and counting this one was a definite winner around here.
It's about three little squirrels eager to play in the snow. Papa doesn't want to join them because it's too cold and Mama has too much work to do. After they convince Papa to come out, he discovers that sledding is too much fun to worry about being cold and by the end of the book they convince Mama to join them. It's a simple book celebrating the joy of playing in the snow. A perfect winter story for preschoolers.
