Five new counting books all share one essential strategy: to start a conversation. By Amy Alznauer A counting book is tricky to write, for it must inspire readers to do two things at once: to count ...

This episode explores various counting books, along with a critique of each one. This episode explores various counting books, along with a critique of each one. Rick Sebak states that there are three ...

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It is difficult — possibly impossible — to remember a recent counting book that has clambered up out of the slough of "useful" into the rarefied strata of "stunning" and "memorable." Hats off to ...

Susan Heyboer O'Keefe. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $6.99 (10pp) ISBN 978-0-316-60804-6 Steve Lavis looks at animals foreign and domestic with two Peek-Through Board Books. On the Farm ...

How Many Elephants? A Lift-the-Flap Counting Book by Selby Beeler, illus. by Barney Saltzberg, begins with a self-possessed toddler answering the question ""How many elephants are in your closet?"" ...