One Little Elephant

by Colin West

As an elephant is joined by others, one at a time, the reader may count from one to ten.

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1988

About the author

Colin West has been writing and illustrating books for children as long as he can remember. He works in the attic studio of his house in Epping, England, which he shares with his wife, Cathie.

Reviews

[Amy the book-bat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute counting book for numbers 1 - 10. The elephant illustrations are cute and the text is repetitive, which is perfect for the very young learning to count.

[Katy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this book at an estate sale yesterday. The illustrations are kid-friendly and the anticipatory rhyme is a good idea, though not sure how well it works if a child is reading it alone.

[Macie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got kind of bored, I liked how the elephants were all different colors though

[Mona Al-kazemi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a counting book. It's simple and clever. Each additional number is prepared in rhyme so that the child is able to guess what the next number is, for example, "nothing to do/two." The new number shows up on the following page. I liked that the new number is the same color as the new elephant; this detail deserves the 5th star in the rating.