The Numberlies are characters who live in Numbertown who aim to help children learn to count. This is story number four which intends to be fun and to help children practise their counting as each illustration is a counting game. There are ten storybooks which progress in stages.The Numberlies are characters who live in Numbertown who aim to help children learn to count. This is story number four which intends to be fun and to help children practise their counting as each illustration is a counting game. There are ten storybooks which progress in stages.