10 little ninjas by miranda paul and nate wragg

Do you know a kid who loves to pretend?  My four year old is an intense pretender.  He wakes up in the morning, hops out of bed, and he's immediately in character.  He comes down the stairs for breakfast as a pirate, a viking, a dog.  I never know what he's going to be until I say, "Good morning!"  and he answers back in character.  

This book is full of kids pretending, and its full of counting and number recognition too!  On each page, the kids are dressed in a new character - ninjas, pirates, race car drivers, and astronauts.   It follows the classic "No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed" story and song.  Every time the kids get rowdy, someone gets a boo boo and has to sit out on play the next go round, so the book counts down from ten to one.  

These kids have imagination and energy!  My four year old found it very funny, and we both loved the pictures.  This would make a great holiday gift. 

Do you have a favorite counting book?  There are so many good ones. Let me know you recommendations in the comments. Have a great day!

eat your numbers! edible numbers by jennifer vogel bass

What better way to learn your numbers than with yummy fruit and veggies?  This book has gorgeous photographs and serves as not only a numbers primer but also a guide to learning the names of the food we eat.  We stay so busy sometimes that I have a hard time sitting down with my three year old every day to work on numbers and letters.  We have to work in numbers/letters time when or where ever we can.  One place I squeeze it in is at the grocery store.  There are a million things to count there - bananas, apples, cans of beans, you name it!