Counting Book

Title: Aaron and Gayla's Counting Book
Author: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Publisher: Writers and Readers Publishing
Genre:Fiction-Multicultural
Age Range: k-3

Summary: A boy and girl are going out to play and they count everything they see, such as 1 boy, two boots, three steps,etc. The children walk in the rain, walk to the library, walk to the playground, and walk back home, but provide counting in all there traveling with different objects. Greenfield used a story, but added counting within the story. This book illustrates a variety of people, reading, playgrounds, and nature. It allows readers to experience different objects, words, and numbers. Children can count the amount of pictures there are to show the quantity of the object, read the sentences, learn new words, and even have hands-on activities with it. This book also provides a song at the end for when teachers, parents, or students finish they can sing and count as an overall summary of the book.

Response: As I read the book I noticed the story besides the counting. I do not recall reading a counting book where the author provides a story with it. I think this might interest more children into reading the book, as well as learning to count, spell, and pronounce words. This book made me feel more energetic. I was excited to see the next object we would count and what the illustrations would be like. This relates to my own experiences by reminding me of when I was learning to count. I would just get dolls out and count them, or I would count my fingers, toes, shoes, and how many toys I had. It was fun learning how to count and once I did it gave me confidence. Teachers could easily integrate this into their classrooms by providing a multi culture book, learning to count, learning to read, and possibly learning about rain.