Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Scholastic, Inc.
Pages
32
Description
A family can be many things, in this story that introduces numbered groups from one to ten.
Description
This simple counting book brings together — one by one — a remarkably diverse and wonderfully colorful crowd. A warm and wonderful celebration of the many different configurations of families, and all the ways they love each other!
"Sends the message that everyone counts."
"Sends the message that everyone counts."
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
Physical description
32 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
1338093495 / 9781338093490
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Lexile
200L
User reviews
LibraryThing member kristinanairn
Good book that shows the diversity families can have while illustrating that no matter how different families are, they are still all one family. Simple but powerful.
LibraryThing member reader1009
Diverse picture book (toddler/preschool ages 2 ; counting, families)
* Book prominently features diverse characters: a single mom Asian family, a brown-skinned girl with 2 lighter-skinned dads, two kids under the care of their grandparents, a Sikh family, one dark-skinned family, and at least two
* Book is storytime-ready, though a group of wiggly toddlers may have trouble sitting through the whole thing. The countable items are too small for a group to count, but you can also quickly point out the groups, the finding of which is an interactive activity in itself. This would do best with small groups or one-on-one reading, and would probably do better with preschoolers than with toddlers since the storyline is less dynamic (depending on your toddlers--mine are just super wiggly).
* Book fits the Counting theme: sort of. If you are doing a counting theme storytime, though, you probably want to mix up the style of your books, and this would be great for breaking up the "let's count on every page" monotony (you can also do the spread at the end that does provide larger but still not that large, countable objects for 1-10). It would also suit a "Family" theme or maybe even a "community" theme.
* Book prominently features diverse characters: a single mom Asian family, a brown-skinned girl with 2 lighter-skinned dads, two kids under the care of their grandparents, a Sikh family, one dark-skinned family, and at least two
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families of mixed race, with an emphasis on everyone belonging to one community.* Book is storytime-ready, though a group of wiggly toddlers may have trouble sitting through the whole thing. The countable items are too small for a group to count, but you can also quickly point out the groups, the finding of which is an interactive activity in itself. This would do best with small groups or one-on-one reading, and would probably do better with preschoolers than with toddlers since the storyline is less dynamic (depending on your toddlers--mine are just super wiggly).
* Book fits the Counting theme: sort of. If you are doing a counting theme storytime, though, you probably want to mix up the style of your books, and this would be great for breaking up the "let's count on every page" monotony (you can also do the spread at the end that does provide larger but still not that large, countable objects for 1-10). It would also suit a "Family" theme or maybe even a "community" theme.
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Awards
Azia Books Diversity Award (Listed)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Children's Books — 2015)
Call number
J2H.002