About the Book and Author and Illustrator
A bright, cheerful and stylish board book introducing the numbers one to ten along with lots of different animals – with a pop-out surprise with lots of teeth at the end!
From elephant’s two tusks to bee’s three stripes, from lion’s four paws to koala’s five claws, each animal has a special number for children to count.
With rounded corners and sturdy pages perfect for little hands, this rhythmic, rhyming text combined with bright pictures and glossy pages will have little ones enjoying turning the pages whilst learning their numbers one – ten.
Smriti Halls is an award-winning, critically acclaimed children’s author. Several of her books have been nominated and shortlisted for national awards. The Little Island (illustrated by Robert Starling) is currently shortlisted for the 2020 Teach Primary Awards and the 2020 Little Rebels Award. To discover more of her books visit her website.
Edwards Underwood is one half of the design duo that makes up Lisa Jones Studio. Edward and Lisa have been creating homewares and greetings cards together for twenty years and are known for their witty, graphic images.
Book Review
I like the bright pictures and the friendly looking animals
I like the bright pictures and the friendly looking animals, and I especially love the very exciting surprise at the end!
It’s lots of fun, looking for different parts of the animals and learning my numbers and rhymes.
I think people would like this who love animals, and who enjoy counting
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Reviewer Profile
- Name: Lowri
- Age: 3 years
- Likes: Oranges and blackberries, hugging trees and baking
- Dislikes: The noise of hand-dryers and cucumber
- Favourite Book: The Pirates Next Door by Johnny Duddle
- Favourite Film: Bluey
