Count down from 10 with the cheeky aliens in Ten Green Bottoms – a sturdy rhyming board book for preschoolers with bottom-shaped tabs! Scan the QR audio code and sing along in this twist on the classic nursery rhyme Ten Green Bottles.

Join the comical alien crew and their 'wind-powered' rocket as they cause all kinds of mischief on Earth. This riotous rhyming story with lots to spot by Barry Timms and Mike Byrne features a number line to count up to 10 and back again plus a page of 'sums with bums' .

Developing first maths skills has never been so much fun!

More bums in the series: Ten Red Bottoms.

With buckets of humour and a light counting theme, this is a very enjoyable read. Many popular themes are covered, and there are lots of fun details to spot in the bright, energetic illustrations. * BookTrust *
Very funny...this is a wonderful introduction to numbers. * Sally Morris, Daily Mail *
A cheeky twist on a classic nursery rhyme. A perfect read-aloud for pre-schoolers * Lancashire Post *

Barry Timms is an award-winning author who enjoys the way books bring people together. He grew up in the rugged Cornish landscape but now lives by a South London water tower and is a city boy at heart. Barry can often be found with pencil in hand, writing or drawing or both. Most exciting of all is putting words and images together, and the surprising results that can happen. Barry likes road movies, ghost trains and exploring forgotten side streets.

Mike Byrne grew up on the Wirral near Liverpool before moving to Wales to study Illustration at Glyndwr University. He began his career as a designer for a greetings card company and then became a studio manager for a licensed stationery designer before leaving to fulfil his dream of illustrating children's books. Mike now lives in Surrey with his wife, cat and two sons where he spends his days doodling and illustrating children's books fuelled only by tea and biscuits.

Ten Green Bottoms is their first board book together for Macmillan's Children's Books.