Circus 1-2-3
(by Megan Halsey, HarperCollins $14.95 Score:) From one ringmaster to ten clowns this simple counting book has two little mice to hunt for, as well as lots of circus critters. 2 and-a-half & up.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2001.

My Colors Mis Colores
(by Rebecca Emberly, Little Brown $5.95 Score:) One of four bilingual concept books. Emery uses simple and easy to identify objects, one to a page to talk about. Designed with handsome cut-paper art, this and My Shapes, My Numbers, and My Opposites are all good choices! 2 & up.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2001.

Jamberry
(by Bruce Degen, HarperCollins $5.95 Score:) A totally delicious nonsense rhyme about every kind of berry in the world. The playful lilting rhyme and rhythm will be enjoyed by toddlers and preschoolers as well. 2 & up.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1994.

I Spy Little Numbers
(by Jean Marzollo/ photos by Walter WIck, Scholastic $6.99 Score:) Another simplified version of the well loved I SPY series, but here objects are shown in isolation on one page and embedded in the big scene on the facing page. An amusing visual perception game that's fun for developing language, too. 2 & up. SNAP INFO: Find the objects shown in isolation on one page that are embedded in the big scene on the facing page. This little book is a fun visual perception game that's also fun for developing language, too.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2000.

Book!
(by Kristine O. George/ illus. by Maggie Smith, Clarion $9.95 Score:) A sturdy little ode to books and how a toddler enjoys them! 2 and up.

Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2002.

Click the Mouse
(editors of DK, DK $9.95 Score:) A clever concept book that uses a computer-like mouse. Kids click the mouse on the picture of the object the book asks them to find. Two and a half and up.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2002.

Colors
(by Robert Crowther, Candlewick $12.99 Score:) Pull the tab on each solidly colored page and several windows open to reveal objects that are that particular color. The facing page says the color of the word. 2 and up.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2002.

Fish Eyes
(Lois Ehlert, Harcourt $6.95 Score:) Brilliant colors fill the page of this counting book with small holes for little fingers to poke as they count the fishes on each page. An old book in a new cardboard format to suit little hands.

Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2002.

Kipper's Rainy Day
(Mick Inkpen, Harcourt $5.95 Score:) Move over, Spot! Kipper's new lift-the-flap books invite children's responses and reflect toddlers' budding awareness of weather. Also, Kipper's Sunny Day.

Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2002.

Pete and Polo's Farmyard Adventure
(by Adrian Reynolds, Orchard $16.95 Score:) This set out to be a little counting mystery for young children. Pete is looking for the ten missing ducklings on the farm. The problem for the reader is that you can not see all the ducklings that are being counted in the text. There are pages where the text counts ducklings that are not illustrated making it particularly frustrating for beginning counters. For children that are just starting to learn how to count to ten, the relationship between the text and objects being counted need to be literal. The illustrations are charming and would have otherwise been an enjoyable little counting mystery book.

Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2002.