1, 2, 3, Count With Me

One skill that preschoolers take a lot of pride in is being able to count.  They love to tell others how high they count -- ten, twenty, fifty, hundred, etc.  This week, I'm going to share some counting books . . .

1 2 3 by Simon Basher
Presents the numbers one through twenty alongside colorful images of animals corresponding to each number.

I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs
Prompts children to look through spy holes and use clues to guess the underwater creatures, and encourages readers to count the animals.

Mother Goose on the Loose by Leo Dillon
Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from "Baa, baa black sheep" to "Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes."

One Rainy Day by Valeri Gorbachev
A pig and various other animals crowd under a tree to escape the rain.

Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell
As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one.

More Counting Books --
Arctic Fives Arrive by Elinor Pinczes
Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango
Double the Ducks by Stuart Murphy
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
The House in the Meadow by Shutta Crum
One Little Chicken: A Counting Book by David Elliott
The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett
Ten Go Tango by Arthur Dorros
Ten Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields

Remembering the Past

Explaining history to younger children can sometimes be a difficult process.  They don't always understand that things that they are used to seeing and using were not always available.  Books are a great way to introduce history to these children.  Try one of these great historical picture books for children . . . 

The Babe & I by David Adler

While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.

Minnow and Rose: An Oregon Trail Story by Judy Young

Traveling west with her pioneer family in a wagon train, Rose meets Minnow, who lives in a native American village along the banks of a river.

Tricking the Tallyman by Jacqueline Davis

In 1790, the suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census.

Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo Dillon

Presents an introduction to jazz along with brief profiles of such famous jazz musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Max Roach, and Ella Fitzgerald.

I, Crocodile by Fred Marcellino

While Napoleon goes about robbing priceless treasures from Egypt, he decides to take home a crocodile as a living souvenir of his conquests, yet the poor captured crocodile isn't ready for such travels and has a hard time coping with his new Parisian surroundings.

More Historical Picture Books --

Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming

Dear Mr. Rosenwald by Carole Boston Weatherford

Finding Lincoln by Ann Malaspina

The Flyers by Allan Drummond

Iron Horses by Verla Kay

The Money We'll Save by Brock Cole

Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson

Terrible Storm by Carl Otis Hurst

Twenty-One Elephants by Phil Bildner

The Village That Vanished by Ann Grifalconi