Count it. Sing it. Move it.
What if story time got your toddler off the couch?
Count & Do series books turn reading into moving. Children count from 1 to 10 while acting out ten action verbs, so every page is something to do together, not just something to sit and hear.
One joyful journey from Walk to Run
Run, Run, Run! celebrates the running milestone through ten action verbs. Each verb is paired with a number, so your child counts 1 to 10 as the story builds from a first steady walk all the way to a full, delighted run. It is not a lesson. It is a game you play together, with a song you will both be humming later.
The ten-verb journey
- Walkis verb number 1
- Jumpis verb number 2
- Spinis verb number 3
- Marchis verb number 4
- Hopis verb number 5
- Skipis verb number 6
- Danceis verb number 7
- Flyis verb number 8
- Slideis verb number 9
- Runis verb number 10
Movement, repetition, and song
Those three things are the whole method. Toddlers learn words faster when their bodies are involved, when they hear a phrase again and again, and when it arrives wrapped in a melody. Every Count & Do series book is built on that trio.
Movement
Your child hops, spins and marches along with the page. Moving while learning helps the word stick in a way that sitting still does not.
Repetition
Each verb repeats in a steady, predictable rhythm, so toddlers can anticipate what comes next and join in out loud.
Song
The words are set to a simple, singable tune. A melody carries language into memory and makes the fifth reading as fun as the first.
The book
Run, Run, Run!
A paperback picture book for toddlers ages 0-4, written by Jodi Schwartz. Ten verbs, ten numbers, one joyful journey from Walk to Run - the kind of book children beg to read again.
Because the story is carried by movement and melody rather than complicated sentences, it works beautifully for bilingual and ESL families. Children can pick up all ten words after only a few read-and-sing-alongs.
Get to know us
Our story
It started with one mother trying to teach her daughter movement words. It became a rhyme, then a song, then a book.
Meet Jodi Schwartz
Our approach
Why movement, repetition and song work so well for toddlers - and why action verbs in particular.
See the thinking
Parent questions
What age is it for? What format is it? How do we use the book and the song together?
Read the FAQ