All the talking (and emailing) I did about picture books took me back to a wonderful artist ... Tasha Tudor! 1 is One is her counting book from 1 to 20 full of her trademark images of children, flowers, and animals. I do wish 18 had been in color.

Art Wolfe is an amazing wildlife photographer! He put some of his best in 1 2 3 Moose: a Pacific Northwest Counting Book, photographs by Art Wolfe, text by Andrea Helman. I love the local feel and the brief bits of information for each number.

Just where do animals take refuge in a storm? Find out in The Big Storm: a Very Soggy Counting Book (loved that subtitle!), by Nancy Tafuri. Be sure to study the title page carefully, there is a hint there.

Look carefully at the illustrations here, and see if you can find all the two's, three's, and so forth. Anno's Counting Book,by Mitsumasa Anno also has a nice history of numbers at the end.

Reading Hermit With Dog