Learn to Count
Number Books for Kids
Learning to count can be a fun experience for your young child. All you need are items to count, a fun counting book or two, and a lot of enthusiasm! Your child will quickly catch on and will be counting everything in sight in no time at all.
Counting Books
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Voyager Books, ISBN-10: 0152002235) is a classic one to ten counting book that children absolutely love.
Who doesn’t love cookies? In Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-up by Robert Sabuda (Little Simon, ISBN-10: 0689811918), children learn how to count to ten while having fun with the nifty pop-ups. With illustrations of cookies, it’s enough to make any hungry adult drool.
If you have a little boy then you know that dinosaur books are an absolute must. In How Do Dinosaurs Count To Ten? by Jane Yolen (Blue Sky Press, ISBN-10: 0439649498), children learn to count to ten with funny illustrations and rhyming text.
For children who love stories about animals, you’ll want to check out the Liberian folktale Two Ways to Count to Ten retold by Ruby Dee (Henry Holt and Co., ISBN-10: 0805013148). In this story, jungle beasts learn to count. This is a great book for reading out loud.
Count! by Denise Fleming (Henry Holt and Co., ISBN-10: 0805042520) is a colorful book that teaches children to count from one to ten and then count by tens, ten to fifty.
Can You Count Ten Toes?: Count to 10 in 10 Different Languages by Lezlie Evans (Houghton Mifflin, ISBN-10: 0618494871) is an exciting book because it teaches kids (and adults) how to count to ten in ten different languages.
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert (Voyager Books, ISBN-10: 0152280510) is a fun book on counting. Children quickly take to this book because of its bright colors.
Finally, if you’re just looking for a simple one to ten board book, check out Spot Counts From 1 to 10 by Eric Hill (Putnam Juvenile, ISBN-10: 0399240438). It’s a classic counting book your toddler will love.
More Counting Ideas
Along with the counting books, there are other great things you can do with your child to teach her how to count. For example, some children like to sort out their wood blocks by color or shape. Help your child sort each block and then count how many blocks are in each pile.
Always keep your eyes open for things to count. If you feed the birds, help your child count how many birds are at the feeder. Count flowers in your garden. Have your child help set the dinner table by having him carefully count out napkins or spoons. Count buttons on a shirt.
As long as you show enthusiasm, your child will quickly pick up on the excitement and will want to count everything around him.
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