Book Review: “Countablock”

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.

BUY IT:  Check out Countablock for $12.20 on Amazon or look for it for wherever books are sold.

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