Counting Books
There are many counting books to choose from at our library. The following is a list of some
of the best ones to use with kids just learning to count. |
Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
CALL # |
| Beeler, Selby |
How Many Elephants?
A lift-the-flap counting book about some tricky elephants
|
2004 |
jE BEELE |
| Burris, Priscilla |
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five frogs eat bugs as they sit on a log, but one by one they jump into the cool pool until all are gone. |
2003 |
jE BURRI |
| Curry, Don L. |
How Many Birds?
Simple text and photographs present a variety of birds for the reader to count and add. |
2000 |
j513.211 CURRY |
| Curry, Don L. |
My Counting Book
Invites the reader to count a variety of animals engaged in different activities. |
2000 |
jE CURRY |
| Ehlert, Lois |
Fish Eyes: A book you can count on
Counting book written in rhyme from a 'fish eye' point of view |
1990 |
jE |
| Gunzi, Christiane |
My Very First Look at Numbers
...helps pre-school children to develop their counting skills... |
2001 |
j513.2 GUNZI |
| Hartmann, Wendy |
One Sun Rises
Bold, bright colors illustrate this simple counting book with African wildlife. |
1994 |
j513.211 |
| Hill, Eric |
Spot Can Count
Children learn basic counting skills while lifting the flaps with Spot. |
1999 |
jE HILL |
| Krebs, Laurie |
We All Went on Safari
Three children learn to count in English and Swahili as they cross the Tanzanian plains. |
2003 |
jE KREBS |
| Leuck, Laura |
One Witch
A witch goes around to her fiendish friends--from two cats to ten werewolves--to gather the ingredients to make gruesome stew for her party. |
2003 |
jE LEUCK |
| Lewin, Betsy |
Cat Count
A child adds up the cats owned by ten different people and discovers that it is a lot of cats. |
2003 |
jE LEWIN |
| Miller, Virginia |
Ten Red Apples
Bartholomew and George, two bears, and Little Black Kitten enjoy the apple tree in the garden and count its shiny red apples. |
2003 |
jE MILLE |
| Oborne, Martine |
One Beautiful Baby
Counts all of the characteristics of a beautiful baby from one smile to ten sticky fingers. |
2002 |
jE OBORN |
| Raffi |
Five Little Ducks
When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them. Includes musical notation. |
1989 |
j782.42 RAFFI |
| Reiser, Lynn |
Ten Puppies
Puppies from one to ten are counted and sorted according to their different features. |
2003 |
jE REISE |
| Schaefer, Lola |
Homes 123
Illustrated descriptions of various types of dwellings and their inhabitants introduce the numbers one through ten. |
2003 |
j513.211 SCHAE |
| Schaefer, Lola |
Musty-Crusty Animals 123
A counting book featuring a variety of crustaceans. |
2002 |
j513.211 SCHAE |
| Schuette, Sarah |
3, 2, 1 Go!
Counts backward from ten to one, starting with ten toy school buses and ending with one toy city bus. |
2003 |
jE SCHUE |
| Slaughter, Tom |
1 2 3
Bold pictures with simple numerals make for a very teachable counting book. |
2003 |
jE SLAUG |
| Spurr, Elizabeth |
Farm Life
Rhymed descriptions of life on a farm introduce basic colors and the numbers one to ten. |
2003 |
jE SPURR |
If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please
check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing
you at the Library!
This list was created by Children's Services Librarians and is maintained by Mandy Goldfuss.
Comments about this list can be sent to Mandy Goldfuss at agoldfuss@acpl.info.
General comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info,
or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.
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