Cover Image: 1 to 20 Animals Aplenty

1 to 20 Animals Aplenty

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Funny, educative, and nice illustrated - this book is can be a useful tool for parents and educators. Children will surely love it.

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I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

I loved this book so much I read it twice more in quick succession.
This is a beautifully illustrated counting book for children with rhyming which will help them to remember the numbers and what comes next. This book is both delightful and fun and even has the names of the actual type of animal underneath them e.g different breads of pigs, different breads of bear etc.
I'm going to get a paperback of this book to keep as its so adorable and cute!
My favourite page was the ants in underpants! So cute and funny!

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Unfortunately, I was only given 5 days from the time I was approved, before this was archived, so I didn't get a chance to download it.

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Blurb: This book teaches kids to count from 1 to 20 as they meet a menagerie of amusing creatures. At once fun to read and educational, 1 to 20, Animals Aplenty shows each number both numerically and as a quantity, which is the key to teaching children not only to count but also the building blocks of mathematical skills. Each number is depicted in animals, so kids learn the number and also instantly see how many. All this education is disguised by Katie's adorable, detailed creatures, who romp through the numbers with unexpected and frequently silly props—and it all rhymes!

My thoughts: A charming children’s book which teaches the numbers 1 to 20 with a lovely animal rhyme. From 1 fox in a pair of socks, to 20 birds who have the last words, the illustrations are absolutely charming with plenty of opportunities for children to count, see the numbers and the words for those numbers. Highly recommended.

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A clever and charming animal counting book. Cheerful, beautiful pictures. The rhymes are a bit wonky.

I liked the added touch of including names of different animal species to provide more interest for older children.

This would make a great storytime read or a quick fun read for a toddler and their caregiver.

I received an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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1 to 20, Animals Aplenty is a sweet and simple rhyming counting book for the youngest. Released 10th Feb 2020 by Laurence King, it's 48 pages and available in hardcover format.

The text and illustrations by Katie Viggers are whimsical and appealing. There is a surprising amount of detail and some of the pictures include specific breeds of animals for more fun. There are goats in coats, and a fox in socks. Not all of the animals are strictly rhyming (capybaras are eating bananas in fact), but most of them are.

This is a very fun book. There's a recap spread at the end of the book with all the animals in order and will be make a fun recap activity to see how many rhymes readers can remember. The cats wearing fezzes is worth the price of admission by itself.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

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This looks to be a really successful counting lesson, with a warm sense of humour. Well, each number gets a specific animal attached to it, and each animal is doing something memorable, and you can't get more memorable than chickens reading Dickens – even if the toddler sharing this with you has never heard of the man. Simple rhymes, the revision exercise included at the back, and no small sense of wit throughout – all made this really quite charming. A strong four stars.

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Such a lovely book, it had such amazing illustrations. Totally think any child would love this book. A bedtime sharer or one to go on the favourites list.

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First, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK!!! The illustrations are adorable and unique and it's always cute to see animals in situations they'd never be in - like goats in coats, llamas in pajamas, or a fox in socks.

This is a simple little counting book that gets the kids engaged in counting all the animals and the things they have with them (like baboons and their balloons). The bright colors attract the reader to every picture and it is so fun to see what will be next for each number!

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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I absolutely love this simple counting book that has different animals doing something that helps the reader count. Excellent, yet basic illustrations.

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A charming counting book that uses rhymes and silly pairings to entertain. The cover artwork caught my eye and the illustrations inside were also great.

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Meet various groups of animals doing somewhat silly things, from pigs wearing wigs to cats wearing hats to chickens reading Dickens.

Kids should love the variety of animals included in this book. Some are common, like kangaroos, while others are a little more obscure, like capybaras. And the illustrations of them doing silly things should have kids giggling. I liked that the spreads which included different types of animals (like 9 different types of cats, both domestic and wild) are all labeled with what they are. It is also nice that this counting book goes up to 20. Not many go beyond 10. A fun little animal counting book that kids are sure to love.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a wonderful book, full of colour, imagination and fun. My little granddaughter loved it, and was fascinated by the pictures and the rhyme. She constantly ran around the house trying to recite it and having a giggle. A great way to learn numbers, and not so bad at understanding rhyming words.
And I'm not so old as not to enjoy it myself.

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This counting book is better than most I've encountered. I almost loved it. I almost. It's a good rhyming book, which is refreshing. It keeps the rhymes short and simple. And it works. But then on some pages it isn't a rhyming book. And I mean it's not even trying to be a rhyming book. Which I found bothersome. It's either a rhyming book or it isn't. I understand the difficulty of rhyming capybaras and why you might reach for the rather uncomfortable pseudo rhyme with bananas. But...badgers and badges? That's not even trying.

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