Counting books are a dime a dozen, and unfortunately, most of them are boring, no-brainer reiterations of the same number/object sequence. Of course, that’s not to say that these don’t serve their purpose for infants, but beyond the age bracket of, say, under 12 months, I think toddlers (and their parents) will need something more creative to sustain their interest.
Enter, stage left, The Number Garden
Dinosaurs are extinct — this we all know. But which young dinosaur fan hasn’t fantasised about keeping one for a pet? How to Raise a Dinosaur
In The Odd Egg
A step up from the usual lift-the-flap animal board books, Spot the Animals
My daughter loved to point to and name all the colours and the animals, and she didn’t get tired of it despite reading it daily for over a month!
What Do I Look Like? is a very slim book that is useful as a tool to help very young toddlers to learn to read facial cues, and understand their own feelings/emotions, as well as those of others.
The book uses the format: “When ____________ (a particular scenario described and illustrated), I look like this” followed by a half-page flap that the reader flips to reveal a closeup of the boy’s reaction, which can easily be elaborated on to help the child understand what the boy is feeling, and why.
Up, Tall and High
Alphabet
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A lift-the-flap book on jungle animals with cute illustrations and simple rhymes.
A lift-the-flap book on farm animals with cute illustrations and simple rhymes.
A Boot, a Hat, Now Who is That?
