Numbers and Counting
Children’s Nonfiction
- Board Books: Durable titles on sturdy pages designed for little hands that introduce numbers and simple counting concepts.
- Picture Books: A selection of picture books for all ages with different number and counting adventures.
- World Language Materials: A selection of picture books for all ages in various languages.
- Children’s Nonfiction: A selection of titles exploring numbers and simple math concepts designed for younger readers
- Theme Backpacks: Host a storytime at home using these backpacks, which include books, manipulatives, and other resources related to a particular theme.
- STEAM Kits: Explore concepts using these kits, which include books and manipulatives to encourage hands-on exploration.
- Launchpads: Pre-loaded tablets with games and educational activities to help young learners practice their colors.
- DVDs: A selection of DVDs related to learning your numbers. Many titles are based on picture books.
- eContent: Electronic books, audiobooks, free streaming videos, and similar resources related to numbers and counting.
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One, Two, Skip a Few!: First Number Rhymes
Roberta Arenson
Frogs and flowers, chickens and elephants will be just some of your companions as you practice your number skills with this sparkling collection of rhymes old and new. Specially compiled for adults and children to enjoy together.
Eggs and Legs: Counting by Twos
Michael Dahl
Introduces counting by twos by counting the number of legs coming out of eggs. Readers are invited to find hidden numbers on an illustrated activity page.
Michael Dahl
Learn to count by tens in this fun beach story. Find the hidden numbers in these excited counting books. Count from ten to one hundred by tens.
1 + 1 = 5: And Other Unlikely Additions
David LaRochelle
How much is 1 + 1? Think the answer is 2? Not always, as this playful approach to addition proves.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Simple and elegant counting book from the world’s most renowned museum, numbers are introduced to children through masterpieces of art.
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
Yuyi Morales
In this version of a traditional tale, Señor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle’s door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Merle Peek
Before going to sleep a little boy keeps rolling over and as he does the ten imaginary animals that are crowded into the bed with him fall out one after the other.
Masayuki Sebe
Illustrations with one hundred things in them, including mice, people, elephants, and more, introduce the many concepts of numbers, few, many, and counting by tens.