Today I bring you Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt and illustrated by Rob Dunlavey. It’s hot off the press, just published this year 2015. I came across it browsing in the children’s section of a local bookstore (a real neighborhood bookstore, it felt like a rare animal sighting!) and requested it at the library as the illustrations were too cute.
It is literally a counting book, but I like that it counts in 3’s to 12 instead of just 10 and introduces the concept of “dozen” which I haven’t seen in any of our other numbers books. The illustrations are delightful in black, grey, white, and red, and it has a terrific rhythm and rhyme. “One, two, three, see ya, tree. Four, five, six, aloha sticks.” Adorable. Basically the story goes that the crows mess around in a tree and eat a variety of bugs and foraged human food and fruits and vegetables then run across a cat and say see you later.
A delightful addition to any child’s personal library, and it shakes up regular counting just a tad. The kids have been loving it, so if they’re any indication you little people will too. Look for it at your local library or bookstore!
My boys LOVE Have You Seen My Dragon, so I’m sure they would enjoy this book too. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
Oh thanks for the recommendation! I’ll look it up from the library!