Early years: numbers and counting

Book SynopsisIt’s springtime in this 8x8 based on an episode of the animated LLama LLama Netflix series.

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Book SynopsisA lively, humorous counting book featuring a kid trying to keep up with a load of sassy squirrels.Some days it seems like there are squirrels everywhere! When a curious little girl decides she must find out exactly how many there are, her mission has her searching high and low, counting squirrels all over town. Only problem is, these frisky squirrels sure move around. Will she ever get a grip on the squirrely squirrel number situation? In this lively count-along book, Ben Gundersheimer’s playful rhyming text, based on a song from his album Pizza for Breakfast, pairs perfectly with Marcos Almada Rivero’s funny, eye-catching illustrations. As children marvel over our heroine’s persistence, they will have fun spotting oodles of rambunctious squirrels. 

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Book Synopsis*A Children''s Book Committee Best Board Book of the Year*A bit Each Peach Pear Plum, a bit All the World, this acclaimed read-aloud celebrates colors, counting, and more. Deceptively simple yet packed with delights and now perfectly sized for babies and toddlers, it''s an ideal baby shower or toddler birthday gift.Red house, blue house, green house, tree house. See the tiny mouse in her little brown house?As an adventurous little mouse sets off into the world, she introduces new concepts to the very youngest. From colors and counting to animals and vehicles, this rhyming read-aloud gem is sure to enthrall babies and toddlers, who will delight in the search-and-find element on every spread--the intrepid mouse herself!* Wonderful...Delightful --Kirkus (starred review)* Excellent...Perfectly aimed at the very youngest --The Horn Book (starred review)Appealing...Calls for engagemeTrade ReviewA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year★ “Preschoolers can follow a little brown mouse on its traveling adventures in this engaging color concept book. . . . A wonderful read-aloud . . . Clean-lined, colorful . . . Myriad delightful details . . . The people depicted are diverse both racially as well as in physical ability. Delightful and engaging.” —Kirkus (starred review)★ Jaunty and interactive . . . A cheerful there-and-back-again adventure—that’s also an excellent color-concept book—perfectly aimed at the very youngest." —The Horn Book (starred review)"Once the book has been read a few times and the mouse found, flip to the end pages for a new game. Match the patches on the endpapers with the related story images throughout the book. Verdict: A fun concept book for the very young with a seek-and-find element for slightly older, more savvy readers." —School Library Journal"The book calls for engagement on multiple levels: conveying basic concepts of color and counting (“Can you count the petals/ in the garden bed?), building language skills in the rhymes, and playing seek-and-find for the mouse on each spread. Even the travel patch–dotted endpapers spark activity. . . . Appealing [and] educational." —Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisA gorgeous lift-the-flap counting book that pairs parent animals with their babies, from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom.From a bat and its pup, to a frog and its twelve tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies and learning unusual scientific names for young animals. With rhyming text, lift-the-flaps and peekaboo holes, and a surprise search-and-find element, this is a read-aloud delight and preschool must-have. * Engaging, rewarding, and utterly delightful.—Kirkus, starred reviewIndie Next List pickCCBC Choices selectionTrade ReviewAccolades for Julia DonaldsonWaterstones Children's Laureate, 2011-2013Nestle Smarties Book Prize (The Gruffalo)Blue Peter Best Book to Read Aloud (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Spiffiest Giant in Town, The Snail and the Whale)Scottish Children's Book Award (Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard)Book Trust Early Years Award (The Snail and the Whale)Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards (The Gruffalo's Child)

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Book SynopsisA hilarious, mostly-rhyming picture book about a banana and narrator who can't quite agree on what their book is about. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' We Are in a Book and Adam Rex's Nothing Rhymes With Orange! Mo Willems fans will give this book one, two, three, four, five stars! --Parents Tillotson's rib-tickling debut is not to be missed!--KirkusWhen a narrator starts filling this story with fruit, Banana can’t wait to step into the spotlight. The book is called Counting to Bananas, after all. But as more and more fruits (and non-fruits) are added to the story, Banana objects. When will it be time for bananas?!With laugh-out-loud text from debut author Carrie Tillotson and brought to life by illustrator Estrela Lourenço this is the story of a banana and narrator who have very strong opinions about what should (and should not!) be in this book.The perfect next read for fans of Jory John anTrade ReviewPraise for Counting to Bananas:"An endearing yet opinionated banana makes learning numbers hilarious…Mo Willems fans will give this book one, two, three, four, five stars!" --Parents"In the tradition of Mac Barnett’s Count the Monkeys, Tillotson’s rib-tickling debut is not to be missed . . . Lourenço’s digitally created illustrations of cartoon fruit with faces and expressive animals are bright, dynamic, and foolish. Fruity fun for everyone." --Kirkus

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Book SynopsisFrom Oliver Jeffers, world-renowned picture book creator of the #1 New York Times bestseller Here We Are, comes a charming board book companion and counting book. Learning all about our planet is as easy as 1, 2, 3!Well, hello. And welcome to this planet. We call it Earth. There is much to see and do here on Earth, so let’s get started with a quick tour. Inspired by the bestselling picture book, Here We Are, comes this irresistible counting book to welcome babies and toddlers to our planet. Praise for Here We Are:      -Moments of human intimacy jostle with scenes that inspire cosmic awe, and the broad diversity of Jeffers's candy-colored humans...underscores the twin messages that 'You're never alone on Earth' and that we're all in this together.--Publisher's Weekly (starred review)      -A sweet and tender distillation of what every Earthli

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Book SynopsisA girl takes a journey through the good and not-so-good seasons in life.A little girl starts her day feeling gray and alone, with everyone around her oblivious to her mood. On her way home from school, she meets a small dog in need of help, and the interaction turns her world a little brighter. Through their newfound friendship, she learns that deep bonds have the power to transform feelings and bring a vital sense of belonging. This debut picture book from Brazilian author-illustrator Bianca Pozzi creates a poignant and rich portrayal of childhood emotions with delicate text, gentle illustrations, and resounding empathy.Trade Review"Unbelievably gorgeous… a beautiful book about [the] feelings we can’t [always] name."--NPR 'Here and Now' Recommended Book"Rendered with a fresh tenderness that will appeal to all readers who have found comfort in a friend when feeling alone. A lovely read-aloud with bibliotherapeutic potential." --BooklistFirst Time Parent Magazine "Good Reads - Spring 2023" Pick"Heart-warming." --YA and Kids Books Central"This beautifully illustrated picture book depicts childhood emotions and the power of family and friends." --Kids Bookshelf

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Book SynopsisThis playful counting book shares the colorful highlights of the four seasons in charming illustrations.   Count your way through the seasons! In spring, the tree’s leaves appear, one by one. By summer, there’s a glorious canopy. And when autumn winds blow, leaves fly from the tree, one after another, leading us into winter. There’s a world of activity to spy in and around this beautiful tree as the wild creatures, and one little boy, celebrate the cycles of nature. As little ones count leaves, look for animals, and enjoy the changing seasonal landscape, bouncy rhymes and bold illustrations make learning to count easy—corresponding numerals reinforcing the learning fun.Trade Review* “This cleverly structured narrative tracks the progression of the seasons, honoring the mathematical structure underlying the yearly cycle. The text counts the leaves appearing on a tree over the course of spring, counts back down as the leaves drop off in the autumn, and circles back around to the following spring when the count begins anew. Micklos’s ­concise rhyming verse employs an impressive economy of language, which is bolstered by ­McFarland’s bright, textured collage-style art. A first purchase with important connections to early mathematical learning and natural science.” —School Library Journal, starred review (board book edition)“A counting book that doubles as an introduction to the seasons. . . . In addition to highlighting how the tree changes, McFarland’s grainy mixed-media graphics reveal a revolving assortment of animals, including a steadfast squirrel that appears in each scene. Micklos’s punchy rhymes and McFarland’s bold artwork create a breezy counting tale that encourages readers to observe subtle changes in the world around them.”—Publishers Weekly“Micklos’ bouncy rhyming verses keep the pages turning as the seasons change and leaves unfurl or fall, numerals sharing the pages with the text to reinforce the counting. . . . McFarland's crayon, watercolor, acrylic, and digital illustrations are angular and graphic. . . . Full- and double-page spreads, vignettes, changes in perspective, and scenes showing the tree as it gains/loses leaves combine with the clues signaling the seasons' changing and the different animal visitors to keep readers' interest. . . . A solid look at both counting and seasonal changes.”—Kirkus Reviews“Young children will enjoy the bouncy rhyming text while learning about counting, numbers, and the seasons. Numbers are included with each illustration, both in the text and with large numerals; and the leaves are counted forward to 10 through summer and then backward as the leaves turn colors and fall from the tree. The images include details that children will enjoy. . . . The graphic watercolor illustrations use soft colors and simple shapes to depict different elements of nature. . . . This concept book effectively combines both counting and the seasons, and will be well received by young children.”—School Library Journal

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Book SynopsisA vibrantly illustrated children?s book about an Indigenous girl who finds awe in the resting and waiting that winter teaches us and shares with her friends how Creator?s gift of gratitude can transform the way we see the world.Your thankfulness is your gift to Earth.Winter?s Gifts is the tale of a youngPotawatomigirl named Dani whose family celebrates the darkest season of the year by treasuring the slowness that winter brings. Dani?s schoolmates think it?s silly to think that Earth gives us presents, but on a magical snowy day, her family and Creator give Dani the courage to teach her friends about the gifts of winter?resting, remembrance, and gratitude.Can Dani help them receive winter?s gifts?Winter?s Gifts is a joyful and tender family story of honoring creation, the power of storytelling, and how a new perspective can transform us.

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Book SynopsisDon?t miss this adorable ABC board book that celebrates the season of fall from veteran children?s book creator Jill Howarth!A is for acorns and ants on apples. B is for bears wearing boots and blue coats. C is for cats driving candy corn cars.Featuring plenty to discover on each charmingly illustrated page, this board book perfectly pairs autumnal art with the letters of the alphabet for the youngest of readers.

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Book SynopsisA simple, beautiful introduction to math for the youngest readersEvery child is a natural mathematician, according to Mitsumasa Anno. Children are constantly comparing and classifying things and events they observe around them. As they try to bring sense and order into what they observe, they are actually performing basic mathematical feats.With Anno''s Counting Book, the creator of the brilliantly inventive Anno''s Alphabet invites young readers on another stimulating adventure of the imagination—this time into the world of numbers and counting.Gentle watercolor pictures show a landscape changing through the various times of day and the turning seasons, months and years, and the activities of the people and animals who come to live there. But the seemingly simple plan of the book is deceptive: look more carefully and you will see one-to-one correspondences; groups and sets; scales and tabulations; changes over time perio

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Book SynopsisWith bouncy, rhyming text in verse from the classic nursery rhyme and bold, dynamic illustrations from acclaimed author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino, Five Little Pumpkins is a must-have Halloween board book!Roll along with the pumpkins and their spooky friends as they get into some spirited Halloween fun.

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Book SynopsisJoin Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he goes on an Easter egg hunt! This adorable board book combines an engaging Easter theme with a story about colors! This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy the simple introduction to colors and counting.

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Book SynopsisA skillful mix of English and Spanish adds a special flair to this lively, rhythmic picture book. It''s non-stop fun when eight animal friends-ocho animales-head out to the market to find their supper. There''s queso for the mouse, leche for the cat, and much more. And when all of the animals are fed, it''s off to the baile to dance the night away! Brought to life with Lee Chapman''s bold illustrations, this is a great way to introduce young readers to a new language, as well as a great tool to help Spanish-speakers learn English. An engaging choice for early readers. (Booklist)

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Christy’s digitally rendered, brightly colored illustrations are evocative and soothing…The human element is a nice, cozy touch and emphasizes the universality of parent-child relationships.” —Booklist

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Book SynopsisEnter a fascinating, ornately drawn cityscape and help a boy find his dragon while counting objects from hot dogs to traffic lights.In the heart of the city, among the taxis and towers, a small boy travels uptown and down, searching for his friend. Readers will certainly spot the glorious beast, plus an array of big-city icons they can count. Is the dragon taking the crosstown bus, or breathing his fiery breath below a busy street? Maybe he took a taxi to the zoo or is playing with the dogs in the park. Steve Light’s masterful pen-and-ink illustrations, decorated with meticulous splashes of color, elevate this counting book (numbers 1-20) to new heights. Maybe the dragon is up there, too!

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Book SynopsisCount on Absolutely One Thing for a singularly funny look at simple math as encountered by Charlie and Lola.Sometimes, as a treat, Mom takes Charlie and Lola to the store and says they may choose one thing. “One thing to share?” Lola asks. No, it’s one thing each, explains Charlie, or two actual things between two. Lola is nine minutes late getting ready, and on the way, there are ladybugs and birds to count and maybe a squillion leaves on a tree. At the store, Lola says she’ll choose three things, or possibly two. “How about no things?” asks Mom. With Lola hilariously bending everyday numbers to her will, the math goes down easy in this charming picture book loaded with visual appeal.

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