For the very young, each animal character in this rhyming board book names a number from one to ten—but watch out for the pop-up surprise at the end!
Whether it’s an elephant’s two tusks, a lion’s four paws, a koala’s five claws, or a goose’s ten feathers, each animal on these cheery pages has something to count. But what about Crocodile Claire, popping up at the end? Who dares to count her teeth? The rhythmic, singsong text combined with sweet, simple illustrations will have toddlers laughing along while learning numbers from one to ten.
Smriti Prasadam-Halls is an award-winning, internationally best-selling children’s author whose books include Rain Before Rainbows,illustrated by David Litchfield; Not That Pet!,illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw; and Welcome to Your World,illustrated by Jaime Kim. Her books have been published in more than thirty languages. Previously, Smriti Prasadam-Halls worked at the BBC and in children’s publishing and television as a writer and editor. She lives in London with her husband and their three sons.
Edward Underwood and his wife, Lisa Jones, began designing and hand-printing their own line of cards in their London studio. These days they illustrate and adorn greeting cards and home wares from an old post mill on the edge of the South Downs in England. Edward Underwood is the illustrator of 100 First Words and the Baby’s First Cloth Book series. He lives in South Downs, England.
For the very young, each animal character in this rhyming board book names a number from one to ten—but watch out for the pop-up surprise at the end!
Whether it’s an elephant’s two tusks, a lion’s four paws, a koala’s five claws, or a goose’s ten feathers, each animal on these cheery pages has something to count. But what about Crocodile Claire, popping up at the end? Who dares to count her teeth? The rhythmic, singsong text combined with sweet, simple illustrations will have toddlers laughing along while learning numbers from one to ten.
Author
Smriti Prasadam-Halls is an award-winning, internationally best-selling children’s author whose books include Rain Before Rainbows,illustrated by David Litchfield; Not That Pet!,illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw; and Welcome to Your World,illustrated by Jaime Kim. Her books have been published in more than thirty languages. Previously, Smriti Prasadam-Halls worked at the BBC and in children’s publishing and television as a writer and editor. She lives in London with her husband and their three sons.
Edward Underwood and his wife, Lisa Jones, began designing and hand-printing their own line of cards in their London studio. These days they illustrate and adorn greeting cards and home wares from an old post mill on the edge of the South Downs in England. Edward Underwood is the illustrator of 100 First Words and the Baby’s First Cloth Book series. He lives in South Downs, England.
