Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Litchenheld

"It's a book!"  

"It's a game!"

"It's words cre8ed with numbers!"

Always a fan of Rosenthal, I was very exited this summer to see this book was coming out.  I was not disappointed.  "Reading" this book requires some thinking and decoding, even for adults!  Each page 

provides students an opportunity to really use their thinking caps.  

"They are pre10ding."

"I think you'll sur 5"

Great fun that would scan the levels

Text:  5 Buckeye leaves

Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves

10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel

Ten hungry rabbits are helping Mama Rabbit add to the soup pot for dinner. Each rabbit adds another item which of course is a different color.

"...NINE GREEN peas in a pod...TEN BLACK peppercorns in his pocket..."

Great concept book about colors and numbers as well as vegetables. Simple to read and understand.

Text: 4 Buckeye leaves

Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves

Possible flannel board to go along with the book, click HERE.

Everything I Need To Know Before I'm Five by Valorie Fisher

This book has it all! Colors - check. Shapes - check. Numbers - check. An overview of all the basic we work so hard on with our preschool age kids. A great book to keep in the car for the kids when stuck in traffic or waiting for a table or slow service at a restaurant. Reminds me of Denise Fleming's The Everything Book. Would make a great birthday gift for a 3 or 4 year old.


Illustrations: 4 Buckeye leaves (Bright and colorful though I would not have chosen some of the dolls used throughout the book.)

Shout! Shout it Out! By Denise Fleming

Younger kids will love the latest book from Ohio favorite, Denis Fleming. From numbers to colors kids will love the invitation to SHOUT, not that most kids need an invitation!!! It has a certain rhythm to the text that even after reading it, Adam and I were saying the words. Love Denise for my little one!

Story: 5 Buckeye Leaves
Illustrations: 5 Buckeye Leaves