![]() ![]() Two big balloons tied to the bed, three toy trucks painted blue, green, and red.” We count from 1-10 through a series of gentle rhymes. I absolutely love the brilliant dinosaur books by Yolen and Teague, and this board book is no exception. How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague ![]() Definitely a good choice for teaching basic counting from 1-10. My Two liked putting his finger into the hole on each page, and I counted aloud as he did so. Each page features 1-10 fish with a cut-out hole for each fish eye. That said, my toddler (age 2.5) really loved this book. Her books are extremely popular, but the illustrations are a little too bright and busy for me. I feel bad saying this, but I’ve never been a big fan of Lois Ehlert’s books. The die cut holes in the pages make it easy for kids to count along. I’m don’t think that this timeless classic needs an introduction, so I’ll just say that it’s a wonderfully engaging book that teaches the days of the week and basic counting. ![]() The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle I love that this is a singing and rhyming book, which makes it extra appealing to young children. Mother Duck said, ‘Quack, quack, quack, quack,’ but only four little ducks came back.” And on it goes until all the ducklings leave, only to return at the end of the book with their new families. “Five little ducks went out one day, over the hills and far away. While this book is no longer my toddler’s favorite, he enjoyed it many (MANY) times as a one-year-old. Preschoolers will also enjoy the beginning subtraction lesson.įive Little Ducks, by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey While the book has a lesson beyond math (that you shouldn’t sweat the small stuff), the book also gives great practice with very simple counting. My now six-year-old fell in love with Pete the Cat books, and now my youngest, age 2 1/2, loves them as well. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin If you’d like to jump to a particular section of this list, just click on a link below: I hope you’ll find new favorites in this list of counting books for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. My two and four-year-old have heard a lot of counting books the last few weeks! We’ve been working to find the best of the best – and these books have been perfect for reading alongside our preschool math curriculum. ![]()
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