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1 2 3 A Child's First Counting Book
by
Alison Jay
An acclaimed picture book, now an enchanting board book.
One little girl wakes up to a fairy-tale world. She spies two dancing feet from the Golden Goose tale, three hungry bears just meeting Goldilocks, and four royal mattresses between the princess and the pea. With many objects to count on each colorful page, 1 2 3 is perfect for children learning their numbers 1 though...more
One little girl wakes up to a fairy-tale world. She spies two dancing feet from the Golden Goose tale, three hungry bears just meeting Goldilocks, and four royal mattresses between the princess and the pea. With many objects to count on each colorful page, 1 2 3 is perfect for children learning their numbers 1 though...more
Board book, 30 pages
Published
September 17th 2009
by Dutton Juvenile
(first published September 6th 2007)
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This book counts characters from children’s fairy tales (e.g. 3 little pigs, 4 frog princes, etc.). It is best used for kindergarten students who are first learning to count to ten. One downside to the book is that it does not have a story; it relies on students’ prior knowledge of fairy tales. However, unlike many counting books, which simply count upwards, this book counts up to 10 and then back down, showing students that counting can go in both directions. To use the book in class, it would ...more
My picture book project is at an end today and this is a good book to end with. I picked it up for my granddaughter who is 1 1/2 and she loves it. She keeps asking to read the sun book because there is a big sun on the cover. It is a lovely counting book that will grow with her as she begins to learn her fairy tales. It starts with one little girl going to sleep and progresses to ten and then back to one little girl waking up. The pages in between all have fairy tale characters - three pigs...more
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This is a counting book based on fairy tales. There must be 20 different traditional stories represented as this girl dreams her way from one to twenty and back. My daughter (4) and I loved this book. At first when I read it she just watched while I counted the different things on the page. Then once we realized the different fun layers to this book we read it again and again to find the cute little clues the illustrations give you about what's coming next. Also, and I'm not going to give this ...more
This story counts its way through familiar fairy tales - a golden goose with two soaring wings, three little pigs, etc. It counts up to 10 and then back down again.
I picked this one up, again, because of the nice big sunshine cover art. I enjoyed the pictures inside quite a bit, and a page at the back shows the tales each drawing refers to.
Recommended for ages 4-8. I would think it could be introduced sooner.
I picked this one up, again, because of the nice big sunshine cover art. I enjoyed the pictures inside quite a bit, and a page at the back shows the tales each drawing refers to.
Recommended for ages 4-8. I would think it could be introduced sooner.
Beautiful book! My daughter is going through a big fairy tale phase right now, and she loves paging through the book and pointing out which story belongs to the illustration. I love it for the story within the story - it could be used for what it is (a counting book), or to make up a story using the illustrations.
A neat little counting book. I did really appreciate the different layers - the plot of the book, the objects to count, as well as the references to all the fairy tales. It's definitely a counting book suited for numerous readings.
Each page of this counting book refers to a common fairy tale. They are the dreams of one little girl sleeping. The illustratiions are beautiful. The very last page lists what fairy tail the pages are refering too!
This is a gorgeous counting book. Each page uses an illustration of a scene in a famous fairy tale to introduce the next number. So beautiful!
Fun fairy tale / nursery rhyme illustrations that emphasize counting. Definitely want to get this book again when we work on counting more indepth.
This is a gorgeous counting book. Each page uses an illustration of a scene in a famous fairy tale to introduce the next number. So beautiful!
So cute! Perfect first counting book for babies. Counting, colorful, and fun for parents to figure out the fairy tales in the pictures
Beautifully illustrated with old-looking, crackly paint pictures and very cool connections from number to number with a variety of fairy tales. Makes it fun for the reader and the person being read to, as there is lots to look at and look for!
I like the illustrations, I thin they would be really pretty to decorate a baby or child's room.
Jane
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Recommends it for:
everyone who loves fairytales, folktlales and traditional nursery rhymes.
Shelves:
children,
professional
My choice for Caldecott for 2008. What first seems like a simple counting books becomes much more interesting as the reader realizes that a magical goose is taking a sleeping young girl to places from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Within each page the reader can look for characters or images from the tales and rhymes. Kids will have a great time finding all the many numbered things on each spread. They will also enjoy looking for the picture hints of the next destination. The crackled sub...more
My 19mo loves this book. Great illustrations!
Wonderful illustrations!
beautiful illustrations
Great artwork.
Beautiful book.
Describing this as a child's first counting book is a mistake--this is not something that would interest very small children. And I don't like the art technique with the cracking.It's not attractive, just distracting and makes this even less young child friendly.
That said, older children (preschool and early elementary) will enjoy identifying fairy tale characters and objects in the sets of objects to count on each page.
That said, older children (preschool and early elementary) will enjoy identifying fairy tale characters and objects in the sets of objects to count on each page.
This counting book goes from one to ten and then back to one again. It uses fairy tales, so if you're a fan, you'll like this book. There's a key at the back so you can guess the fairy tale on each page. I love Alison Jay's illustrations.
Another required book on my kids reading list. While they have known how to count for a while, this book presents counting in a most imaginative way. First of all, Alison Jay is an amazing illustrator -- her work is simply inspiring. For each number, a different fairy tale was drawn to accompany it. So even if your kids know how to count, like mine, you can riddle them on the fairy tales...
Amy Brown
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Recommends it for:
fairytales, counting
Shelves:
k-3rdgrade
This book is beautiful. Each page refers to another fairytale and there are multiple things to count on each page as well. It's just a beautiful counting book with lots of things for parents and children to talk about as the look through it.
I really like the fairy tale spin on the usual counting book but the illustrations seem like they belong in a picture book for much older children.
A clever counting book using characters from fairy tales, all part of a young girl's dream. Great folk art style illustrations.
I liked the illustrations that were made to look older. Certainly an interesting concept incorporating the fairy tales.
Each number/picture depicts a scene from a classic fairy tale. The illustrations are gorgeous and sweet.
Beautiful illustrations, fun to read, lots to look at.
A gorgeous book perfect for pre-schoolers.
Great counting book using fairy tales.
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Alison Jay was born in Hertfordshire, grew up in Derbyshire and studied graphic design in London where she now lives. After graduating she worked in animation for a short while but gradually started to get commissions in illustration. She works in Alkyd a quick drying oil paint on paper and sometimes adds a crackle varnish to give the work an aged appearance. She has worked in all areas of illustr...more
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