Product Type: Books
Age: Preschoolers
Categories: Concept Books
2003 Award
(by Cynthia Cotton/illus. by Reg Cartwright, Holt $16.95 Score:
) Charming cut-paper art of woodland animals are clear and easy to count. A lyrical refrain makes this a pleasing read aloud with opportunities to develop color and simple math concepts. 25.
Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Philippe Dupasquier, Candlewick $6.99 Score:
) Flip the sturdy pages of this wordless book to see a small drama unfold, as an ever-growing number of creatures chase each other. From one to nine the line grows longer until a wee-small surprise turns everyone around at ten. A clever counting book. 25.
Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Jessica Spanyol, Candlewick $14.99 Score:
) Bold paintings with many items on each page with sets of one through ten. This is more than a simple counting book. It enlarges the concept of one-ness, two-ness, and more with multiple things to count and talk about with preschoolers. A worthy sequel to Carlo Likes Reading.
Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Saxton Freymann/illus. by Joost Elffers, Scholastic $12.95 Score:
) Combines word play and food play in a delicious little book of dogs made out of bananas, pears, peppers, and more. As always, this creative team makes fruits and veggies something kids enjoy!
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Valeri Gorbachev, Philomel $15.99 Score:
) A charmingly patterned counting book in which Pig recounts (sorry) to his friend Goat why he got all wet during a rainy day in the forest. He runs into two porcupines, three buffaloes, four leopards, and five lions
you get the idea.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Virginia Miller, Candlewick $13.95 Score:
) With each turn of the page, Bartholomew plays under and in a beautiful old apple tree as a small story unfolds. Best of all, the apples on the tree turn red one at a time so there is something new to count at every turn. A concept book that's on the mark for 25. Age: Toddlers,Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Karen Katz, Simon & Schuster $16.95 Score:
) Suppose you could make a hat for each month of the year. What would you put on them to reflect the season or important holiday? Done in charming collage with gouache and colored pencils, this is a book that should inspire young artists as well as introduce them to the names of the months of the year.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Denise Fleming, Holt $16.95 Score:
) Mouse is constructing each of the letters with an action word that matches the letter, as in Measuring the M and Nailing the N. After talking about the meaning of some of these terms, have fun finding other action words that match.
Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2003 Award
(by Ann Fearington/illus. by Giles Laroche, Putnam $15.99 Score:
) Who sees the lighthouse? Some do, some don't. Stunning cut-paper art is coupled with a counting book that inspires more thinking than simple counting. 48. Age: Preschool,Early School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2004 Award
(Audrey Wood/illus. by Bruce Wood, Scholastic $15.95 Score:
) All of the lowercase letters are ready to go to sleep when they discover that x is missing! And where can he be? An imaginative mystery for children who are playing with and learning their letters. This is no ordinary ABC. 47. Age: Preschool. Award Year: 2004.
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