How to Count 1 to 5 in Five Languages

by Kenard Pak

Count to 5 in French, Japanese, Mandarin, English, and Spanish with this press and listen board book! Meet children that speak different languages around the world and count with them, from Santiago, who speaks Spanish and counts five oranges, to Marie, who speaks French and counts five penguins. A chunky board book format with push-button sounds along the side, plus gorgeous art from best-selling illustrator Kenard Pak, makes this a great first language primer for curious kids. 

Genres: Picture Books

10 pages, Board Book

Published March 1, 2018

About the author

Kenard Pak has illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rits Gray and a sequence of seasonal books that began with Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn, which he also wrote. He has worked as an aimator on many films with Dreamworks, Walt Disney Feature Animation, and Laika. Pak lives and works in San Francisco, California.

Reviews

[Freddie D · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great counting and language primer that teaches some basic conversations in English, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. The sound feature is helpful to ensure well-meaning adults don't mispronounce any of the trickier words. It's also interesting to observe some of the similarities in the languages and discuss etymology.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool! The sound quality is pretty good. My son really liked this one.

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun interactive book for kids interested in other cultures. There are 5 languages: English, Mandarin, Spanish, French, Japanese in this book. Each page lists the first five numbers and there is an interactive panel that you can press and a child will say the numbers in the language of the page.

It was clear and well spoken. It's a simple thing, only five numbers and a few phrases, but it's a great start into a new language. One could see if something resonates with them.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

My kid who just started learning writing Chinese is very confused by the Chinese characters of one to five are shown on the Japanese page. I get that they are also used in Japan but if they are going to be shown on a single page - where would you put them? In addition, the image of five identically dressed girls riding bikes is too outdated for a book published in the 21st century.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple baby and up book where each page introduces a child to a differnt langauge accompanied by a voice saying the words.

[Earl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meet five kids as they count multiple things in this multilingual board book with buttons to hear them speak in French, Japanese, Mandarin, English, and Spanish!