Tuesday, March 10, 2009

1 2 3: A Child's First Counting Book - counting picture book


Author - Allison Jay
Illustrator - same
Publisher - Dutton Children's Books, 2007.
Page #'s - 32
Rating - 4.5/5

1 2 3: A Child's First Counting Book is a fairy tale themed counting book. It counts up to ten, then back down again. Each page has a different fairy tale and the last page tells which fairy tales apply to each so you can try to identify each. Each page also has colorful full scale paintings with objects that can be physically counted.

This is a fantastic book! The color paintings have a crackled, antique style with warm and inviting colors. There are limited words with big objects to count such as the wolf's teeth or huge golden eggs, which makes this book fun and interactive for young children. It is also helpful that the book counts down from ten as well as up.

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