Learning to count is an essential skill, and counting books are a great way to do it. But it’s important to have counting books that are worth reading — and, for that matter, worth buying. Here are some your kids will love.
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle is a straightforward numbers-only counting book with Carle’s awesome illustrations. You’ll see a train carrying animals to the zoo.
It’s available as a board book, paperback, or hardcover, so you can choose according to the needs of your kids.
Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 is a counting book with a story. The whole family will enjoy the infectious rhythms and dramatic events as the numbers race to the top of the apple tree.
How Do Dinosaurs Count to 10? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague shows dinosaurs in familiar kid situations with the great illustrations their fans have come to expect. For kids fascinated by dinosaurs, but the rhymes and pictures will tickle funny bones and make the numbers come to life for all kids.
Count the Princesses is not great literature, but it has an active counting question on each right-hand age. Turn the page and immediately see the answer in a very clear graphic way — it shows where all the options were, and which ones were the pink dresses, castles, and so on.
is a book about numbers. It’s still sort of a counting book, but it includes some very big numbers, as well as some surprising facts. Consider this a more advanced counting book for curious kids.
