In this inaugural podcast, I consider the qualities of good counting books. This one comes in at a whopping 16 minutes, but it’s filled with book suggestions and points to consider when selecting titles.
Books mentioned include:
- Teeth, Tails and Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book by Christopher Wormell
- One Gorilla by Atsuko Morozumi
- Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
- Let’s Count by Tana Hoban
- Spots: Counting Creatures From Sky to Sea written by Carolyn Lesser, illustrated by Laura Regan
- From One to One Hundred by Teri Sloat
- Moja Means One written by Muriel Feelings, illustrated by Tom Feelings
- We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania written by Laurie Krebs, illustrated by Julia Cairns
- Emeka’s Gift: An African Counting Story by Ifeoma Onyefulu
- Ten on a Train: A Countdown Book by John O’Leary
- Ten Little Mummies written by Philip Yates, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
- Ten Sly Piranhas: A Counting Story in Reverse written by William Wise, illustrated by Victoria Chess
- Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale retold by Ruby Dee, illustrated by Susan Meddaugh
- How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? written by Margaret McNamara, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
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