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27 Adorable Counting Books for Kids

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August 31, 2022 //  by Jill Webb

Add this list to your counting book library! It includes charming stories with colorful illustrations that are great for preschool - 2nd grade...even some appropriate for babies! This collection of books will surely help your littles with basic math concepts in counting - from 1-10 Books to fractions! These counting books, while teaching important counting skills, will also help young ones better understand concepts of print.

1. Where Is My Pink Sweater? by Nicola Slater

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In this board book, follow the cute story of Rudy who lost his pin sweater! He follows the string of yarn as he meets other characters. It includes a backward counting element as he meets the other animals.

Learn more: Amazon

2. 10, 9, 8...Owls Up Late! by Georgiana Deutsch

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A fun counting book that is great to use as a bedtime story! It tells about a group of 10 owls who don't want to get to bed...until one by one mama calls them to the nest.

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 3. The Crayons' Book of Numbers  by Drew Daywalt

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Another beautiful book by Drew Daywalt from his crayon series. The simple illustrations, tell about how Duncan can't find some of his crayons! It has children counting the missing crayons as they go on an adventure to find them.

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 4. Kat Keeps the Beat Board book by Greg Foley

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Not only does this fun book teach about a math concept, but it also teaches about rhythm. A perfect book for kids who loves music and interactive reading. Learn to count and keep to the meet with Kat and animal friends, as you snap, tap, and clap your way through counting!

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 5.  One More Wheel! by Colleen AF Venable

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This picture book teaches counting up by adding on "one more wheel" as they explore differing wheeled objects. For example 1 - a unicycle, 2 - a jet...and so on.

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6. Counting Things by Anna Kovecses

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An adorable flap book, Little Mouse teaches you to count to 10! It uses simple transportation, nature, and animal pictures that are perfect for toddlers.

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 7. Edible Numbers by Jennifer Vogel Bass

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In real life, colorful pictures of fruits and veggies are displayed on each page. Not only with this teach basic counting skills, but also about healthy foods we can find at the farmers market!

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8. Barefoot Books We All Went on Safari by Laurie Krebs

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This is an awesome counting math book with beautiful illustrations that shows the everyday lives of the Masai people. A semi-bilingual counting book, it tells about the amazing animals they see on the safari and around the water hole - with numbers in both numerical English and written in Swahili in word form.

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9. TouchThinkLearn: Numbers by Xavier Deneux

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A wonderful book for babies first learning about numbers. The counting practice uses multi-sensory explorations to help teach the concept.

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10. One Is a Piñata by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

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A bilingual counting book that pairs Spanish and English. While it teaches numbers, it also has a glossary for kids to learn about other Spanish words that are important to the culture.

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11. Ten Wishing Stars by Bendon Piggy Toes Press

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This bedtime book uses counting rhymes to count down from ten using the stars. Great for babies or toddlers, as it includes tactile stars...and they even glow!

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12. Octopuses One to Ten by Ellen Jackson

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One of our book favorites and most engaging books for counting! With detailed illustrations, it teaches the concept of 1 to 10, but what makes it unique is that it pairs it with interesting octopus facts! Plus, it doubles as an activity book because it comes with craft ideas and activities.

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13. Pizza Counting by Christina Dobson

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This book uses pizza cuts to teach the complex mathematics concept of counting fractions. A fun book that can be used alongside classroom activities when teaching fractions in pie form.

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14. Numbers by John J. Reiss

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Children practice counting from one to 1,000! The book had bold, bright colors with simple shapes, that make for easy counting.

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15. The Twelve Days of Christmas by Emma Randall

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A gorgeous book for reading over the holidays! It uses the classic holiday tune to go through the number one to 12.

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16. 1,2,3 Sea Creatures by Toko Hosoya

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A lovely book that teaches little ones the basics of one-to-one correspondence with counting. Using beautifully illustrated sea creatures, it is sure to intrigue tiny minds.

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17. Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison

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A precious story about a bear getting ready to hibernate. This book includes counting, but also more advanced math concepts like division (through sharing), and it seconds as a book about friendship. Follow along to see if LouAnn the bear will have enough to eat before her winter retreat.

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18. Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond

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A cool book for any budding bird enthusiast. It teaches not only counting, but also tallying, as the main character is in charge of tallying the total number of birds seen.

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19. One Whole Bunch by Mary Meyer

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A sweet book that tells about a boy who wants to gather flowers for his mother. As he chooses flowers, readers will count down from 10 to 1.

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20. Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish by Beth Ferry

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A beautiful counting book to give as a gift or to read on a child's birthday. It has hilarious animal guests that help celebrate (and count) through the birthday party shenanigans.

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21. Can't Sleep Without Sheep by Susanna Leonard Hill

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A silly book about Ava, who needs to count to fall asleep. The only issue is she takes too long to sleep! The sheep are tired so they quit! But they are nice sheep so they promise to find replacements...that may be more difficult than it looks!

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22. The Hueys in None The Number by Oliver Jeffers

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Zero is an important concept for children to learn, though often overlooked. This book makea the concept easy as it counts up to 10...including 0.

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23. The World-Famous Book of Counting by Sarah Goodreau

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This "magical" book of counting is highly interactive! It includes flaps, pulls, and pop-ups! A fun and engaging way to learn to count.

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 24. How Long Is a Whale? by Alison Limentani

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This book teaches both counting and concepts of lengths using nontraditional measuring. The whale is rather measured by other sea objects - otters, sea turtles, etc. It includes great sea life facts along with math!

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25. One Was Johnny Board Book by Maurice Sendak

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A classic book that teaches counting skills. With catchy rhymes and silly scenarios that are sure to bring lots of giggles while learning numbers.

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26. Hamsters Holding Hands by Kass Reich

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An adorable read with simple wording and illustrations that is great for preschool and read-aloud. Kids will count up to ten as hamsters join their friends in play.

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27. Where are The Bears by Bendon Press

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A fun way to count using flaps. Children will be able to "find" a new page on different pages and count as they add on.

Learn more: Amazon

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