Disclosure: I received this book to review in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.
Countablock
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (August 5, 2014)
Format: Hardcover
Following on the heels of a successful abecedary, Countablock features thick pages cut into the shape of each numeral, creating a peek-through guessing game around the number form itself. One acorn becomes . . . one oak tree! From snowmen to puddles and eggs to chicks, quantities are illustrated twice: both before and after their “transformations.” As children interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the numbers 1–100 and associated quantities, but with each numeral’s physicality—angles, holes, and curves, both front and back. Die-cut numerals include 1–10, and 20–100 by tens. Illustrated by hip British design team Peskimo, this fresh take on the 1-2-3s encourages readers to manipulate numbers in a whole new way.Alphablock is an ABC book unlock anyone I have ever seen. It features a letter on each page with an item associated with it, but the letters are actually cut out of the pages, kinda like 3D. It gives kids the ability to feel and touch the letters and where its curves are. They can trace them with their fingers and have the letters stand out of the book! Very cool! The book is very thick since each letter gets a page and it is small enough for kids to carry around themselves.
This is an adorable hardcover board book style book that really pops out at kids. Last year I reviewed Alphablock which was the first book in the series that obviously did so well they decided to follow up with Countablock. It’s thick but sturdy. Every number has its own page, up to 100, and the number is actually a number. Kids can feel the number and even count the items on the page to add up to it, kinda like 3D. My 3 year old daughter loves to flip through this book and with it going up to 100, it really is the only number book your young child would need! The illustrations are colorful and all very kid-friendly. The price of $12 is super reasonable for this book and I’d give it as a gift to new moms especially or even for 1st birthdays. It is a great book for any child to own.
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Lily Kwan says
I can count on this book to be very educational about numbers!
Sand says
I like counting numbers in different languages when I can’t sleep!
Rita says
Learning numbers and math by playing is fun. Wish we had books like this in my childhood.
Carolyn Daley says
My nephew is going to learn about numbers and counting soon enough. I would love to win the Countablock book so that when he is here I can teach him how to count. I used to be good at math when I was younger, but once it came to High School I had issues.
susan smoaks says
i really like numbers, they are my favorite.
Frank Polgar says
Looks like a good book for learning how to count.
Teresa Thompson says
My granddaughter is just starting to count. It’s so cute.
Karen T Gonyea says
My kids LOVE counting 🙂
Renee G says
Math was always my favorite subject at school.
abedabun dawn says
I love educational books. This book looks great! The numbers in this book is perfect for tracing with little fingers. I have found that my grand daughter loves to trace letters and numbers when I am teaching her.
Dorothy Boucher says
oh wow what a great looking book, I know my granddaughter would love to start learning her numbers with this colorful book
Robin Abrams says
My grandson loves to count. He tries counting everything he gets even his food
jodi says
Anything number related…..My daughter’s favorite # is 3. If we go grocery shopping we have to use aisle 3 to check out. She even tried getting me to change her middle name to Three
June S. says
My grandson is learning all about counting numbers right now at his daycare providers house-
Nicole Sender says
This book would be perfect for teaching my grandson counting.
Linda LaPoint says
My Granddaughter is just learning to count…this would be a great help to her!
Francine Anchondo says
my son loves counting
Mihaela Day says
This would be great for my little one for learning the numbers and counting 🙂
polly says
Our grandson just turned 1 year old in July but this will help down the road
Diane Hamel says
My twins love to counr
Robyn says
My 4 yr old still struggles with counting at times and we’ve been working on it, so I think this book would be fun and helpful for him to improve his skills!
John MacDonald says
I always love counting toes when my Grandaughters were younger.
Rachel says
I have a 15 month old daughter and I’m trying to teach her a lot of stuff and this number book looks awesome I think she’d love it!
Cindy Ray says
My daughter is starting to learn to count this would be a great book for her 🙂
Stacey Roberson says
Our little guy is learning to count, and this book would be perfect to help him along.
Monique Rizzo says
There are 3 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand math and those that dont 🙂
Carrie says
This would be perfect for helping my little ones learn to count
Anne N says
This would help teach my toddler how to count. Great book!
Kelly H. says
This would be great for my little one for learning to count.
xty cruz says
I have always loved math and this is something that Id make my kids love too
Marilyn Nawara says
Cute book — great way for kids to work on their counting.
Heidi S. says
Math is one of the most essential building blocks in our society, and should be a focal point in education of all ages.
amy says
We are working on counting. My son turns 3 next month!
Sarah says
My grandson turns 2 this month! 😀 Super excited! It should be a great birthday party. 🙂
Nancy says
It’s important to read non-fiction books to children, like those using math and counting.
Leela says
My kids love counting.
shelleyb says
We use numbers all the time, house numbers, telephone numbers and measuring recipes.
Theresa N says
Counting in Spanish is a good way to introduce a second language.
melissa stone (@momma1g2b) says
Trying to tackle numbers since he just learned his abc’s
Melinda Stephens says
My son is obsessed with numbers. He likes counting the aisle numbers at the store.
Heather B says
My son just started counting to 13 by himself!
christina says
I would love to win this book for my daughter looks so fun, great way to learn numbers.
Karen Gray says
This book is unbelievably cute. I love numbers, and my son already loves them as well. My favorite number is seven!
Kelley S. says
What a great looking book!
e michelle says
i still count my the sesame street song!!!!
Stacy Renee says
I was horrible at math as a kid so I’d love this to give my kids a good head start! 🙂
D Schmidt says
I am currently teaching my youngest son his numbers.
Nannypanpan says
My sons favorite # is 5
Patricia says
Math is my weakest subject.
Sharon Kaminski says
The kids love saying numbers and also books and toys that have the numbers in them.
michelle k. says
I am so happy to have a 3 day weekend
janet woodling says
I have 1 husband and 2 daughters.
Linda Stull says
I love all 11 of my kids.
carol says
this is a cute book and would love to win for my 2 grandkids.
nickie says
I have one son.
Darlene Sullins says
I have TWO daughters! 😀
Patti Hess says
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vickie couturier says
I have several grandchildren that are just starting learning their numbers
sandra davis says
my nephew is just now learning his numbers.
JLin says
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Lisa McDaaniel says
This looks like such a great book. My twin girls are 3 1/2 and learning number recognition and my son is in the 1st grade and learning 10 squares in school so it would be great for him too. I love the age diversity this book offers and would love to win it for them. 🙂
Jessica Z says
I am helping with Kindergarten assessments and one kindergartener knew numbers past 50!
Jessamine D. says
My 3 year old daughter always skips the number 16 when she’s counting up to 20. 🙂
Alona Y says
This looks like a fun book to help teach my daughter her numbers.
Vicki Wurgler says
my granddaughter is starting to learn to count
Jackie Jernigan says
My storytime kids love to count aloud. Great book!
Jackie Jernigan says
I would love to be able to use this book in my storytime but with my budget the money isn’t there to purchase this book
Kimberly Schotz says
My daughter is just beginning to count. This would be awesome.
Kristan Price says
My kids love to count and this book would be so good for them!
Maralea says
This would be perfect for my grandson that just turned 4 and loves counting everything.
ken ohl says
looks like a great book for my little niece to use as a teaching guide. thankyou, ken
jennifer says
This book looks awesome! My three little girls would love it to count.
Allie says
This book would be nice to teach numbers
Jennifer Clay says
This looks like a great book. I am teaching my son how to count his fingers and toes.
Lisa Williams says
I am trying to teach my son his phone number and address,we are almost there!
tina m says
We count our fingers and toes everynite, it’s a game we play before bedtime
Janet W. says
My grandsons are counting fanatics! They will really enjoy this book!
Jana S says
My son is counting everything lately–loves his numbers!
Jenny Q. says
I am working with my son to learn numbers so this looks like a fun way to learn.