2/5

Perfect for counting or books about working together. I especially enjoyed Marc Brown (you know, Arthur ;)) and his illustrations. ( )

Preschool math. It include diverse animals and allow group of children count animals for each page.

Author/illustrator team Judy Sierra and Marc Brown, who previously collaborated on Wild About Books, join forces again in the entertaining counting adventure. The rhyming text tells the story of how Takoda the tiger cub found an abandoned mall and, together with his animal pals, turned it into a luxurious zoo for them all. Only the bugs are left out, told that their contribution doesn't count. But when the rhinos begin to bully the other animals, once the zoo is built, it turns out that the bugs have a role to play after all...

As with their previous title, I found Sierra and Brown's Everyone Counts to be quite a hoot to read! The rhyming text flows quite well, incorporating the numbers one to ten into the story, while the colorful artwork, done in gouache and pencil, accentuates the humor and fun of the tale. The decorative end-papers were also entertaining, presenting number-related jokes at the front, and bug-relates jokes at the rear. Recommended to anyone looking for fun new counting books, or for entertaining read-aloud selections for story-hour! ( )