Paul Giganti

a. This counting book by Paul Giganti, Jr, illustrated by Donald Crews is a fun and different counting book as it actually does not have any numbers written in it. I enjoyed how the questions build off of one another, encouraging math skill development. It shows a few different types of animals and encourages children to count them, throughout the book and to spot the differences in the imagery. Not just “how many fish are red and how many are yellow?”, but “How many fish were there? show more How many fish were red? How many fish were red and had their mouths open?” (Giganti). This allows for children to count but also to notice subtle differences. I would read this in the classroom, children would enjoy this book and would be running as close to the pages as possible to count. show less

Wow! A counting book that isn't like every other freaking one I've read! FOR REAL!!! It's a nice book: you could read the whole thing through, skip around, spend a lot of time on one page, put it away and come back to it. It's inviting, and it builds off kids' natural tendency to want to pay attention to details and find things in pictures.

This is a fun book that allows children to count. This book is different though, in the sense that it only asked questions ("how many snails are there?", "how many snails with black stripes?", etc.) and did not provide the answers, like most counting books. I liked this because it allows the young children to count themselves and have their mistakes corrected by the person reading to them.

This book is great for using in a lower level elementary classroom. It connects math and reading and is incredibly interactive. The book discusses addition, subtraction, and finding the difference between numbers. The book has bright and bold illustrations, drawing the reader in. Students who may struggle with learning about math topics may have an easier time with learning about these subjects from a different perspective.