Ride Off

by John Burningham

Published May 1983
Young children learn subtraction through the story of a horse which loses its riders one by one.

Pigs Plus

by John Burningham

Published 28 July 1983
Introduces the basic principles of addition as a pig drives an old red car, adding passengers, one by one, until their accident-prone journey ends abruptly.

Five Down

by John Burningham

Published July 1983
Introduces the concept of written numerals by portraying the numbers one to five as gigantic physical objects that can be played with, dropped, and broken.

Read One

by John Burningham

Published May 1983
Frolicking bears help introduce, and link basic counting with, the numerals and written words for the numbers one to five.

Count Up

by John Burningham

Published May 1983

Just Cats

by John Burningham

Published July 1983
Introduces the principles of addition as one cat en route to a picnic is joined by additional cats and other animals who either help or hinder him on his way.