Kids Review: Guess How Much I Love You: Counting (Sam McBratney)

About This Book:

Count from one to five with curious Little Nutbrown Hare as he explores the world around him with wise Big Nutbrown Hare. See and feel dandelions, frogs, butterflies, leaves, and bedtime stars in this interactive board book, which encourages the very young to count things in each illustration.

*Review Contributed by Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer*

The pages of this book seem extra thick, so will hold up to the most agressive infant chewing, and since there are few pages to turn, and few words on each page, this will be in frequent rotation by parents who have set a limit on number of books, not number of pages! Since the hares are always cuddly and adorable, the short length won’t deter youngsters from gravitating to this book.

There’s no shortage of counting books, and there are even many that go along with popular picture book franchises like Willem’s The Pigeon Won’t Count to Ten, Martin, Sampson, and Ehlert’s Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3, and Yolen and Teague’s How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten. Learning numbers with the Little Nutbrown Hare will have a strong nostalgic appeal to parents who grew up with the original 1988 book.

Good Points
The Big Nutbrown Hare and the Little Nutbrown Hare from Guess How Much I Love You and other stories are back! In a sturdy board book for the youngest readers, the two count a number of things. A dandelion for blowing, two frogs, three butterflies, and four leaves all allow the two to frolic on the page. Counting five stars at the end of the book allows the two to say goodnight and snuggle down for some well deserved rest.

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