Counting

by Emily Bolam (Illustrator)

A delightful introduction to numbers for the very young springs to life in this vibrantly illustrated board book that features an embossed bumpy texture on the cover and throughout! Touch the textures to reinforce recognition, look at the pictures and words, and learn to count from one to five!

Genres: Childrens, Counting, Animals

10 pages, Board Book

First published March 7, 2008

About the author

Emily Bolam is a British children's author and illustrator. She was born in Buckinghamshire in 1969.. She studied at Amersham College and Brighton College of Art under the tutelage of well known illustrators John Vernon Lord and Chris McEwan. Her first idea for a children's book began as a college project and was published upon her graduation.

Since then, Emily has illustrated over a hundred books for children, by many different authors, including Georgie Adams, Vivian French and Francesca Simon. She has worked with publishers such as Penguin, Macmillan, Orchard Books and Orion amongst many others.

She continues to live and work in Brighton where she shares her studio with other artists and illustrators.


Nació en 1969 en Buckinghamshire, zona de la campiña inglesa. Estudió ilustración en el Brighton College of Art con los reconocidos ilustradores John Vernon Lord y Chris McEwan. Su primera idea para un libro infantil surgió como un proyecto de la universidad, que fue publicado tras su graduación. Ha ilustrado muchos libros para niños. Actualmente vive en Brighton.

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Littlebug Speaks(This review is from the viewpoint of my 1 year old daughter who is know reading these books.): "These books are so much fun! I'm just starting to speak up and tell my mom exactly which books I want to read and these are always first on the list. My favorite pages are a bumpy read strawberry and the smiling giraffe with the number one next to him. Every page is so much fun to feel and I love all of the colors, they're so bright! Even the outside cover of each of these books is covered in bumpy rising colors and numbers!

"My mom bought these for me because I'm definitely a touchy-feely kind of girl. I like to hold onto things and the more bumps and lumps the better! She still won't let me get them in my mouth though, but I'm going to keep trying. These are great books and I highly recommend them!"

Mom's Two Cents (My review): "She's right, I bought these books because my Littlebug (who's not looking so little recently) loves textures and colors. Since she was a very small baby she enjoyed cuddling up with a soft cozy blanket and always had to have socks on her feet. The Turkeybird was/is quite different and definitely enjoys more technical analytical things. So, when I saw these books in the new Tiger Tales catalog, I knew I had to get them for her.

"Each of these books teach basic beginning concepts - colors and numbers - five in each. In the counting book it not only shows an actual numeral representation, but a physical representation ie. five fish. The colors book has pages the help even a little reader connect actual 'real life' images (an ocean with sailboats) with the words on the page. All of the pages are covered in textured goodness and beautiful colors. These books are for the kiddo in your life who loves touching, snuggling, smooshing, and just about anything tactile. Wonderful beginning books for beginning readers and learners!"

[Kristin Fletcher-spear · Rating 4 out of 5]

textures--the feel of the bumps of the gills of a fish or the stripes of a tiger, each one brought a smile to charlie's face.

since it's not a fabric based touch & feel book, it will probably withstand the constant use a library book gets.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is really more textures than touchy-feely furry stuff.

[Colette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Counting to five with great colors and textures to trace and touch.