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February 08, 2007
On Beyond 10 or Maybe 20?
So I had a patron ask for counting books for her two-year-old that went beyond 10 and 20 but not higher than 100. She says her son has 1-20 down and wants to take it a bit further, but I found a big sucking vacuum where these books should be. 1-10? Thoroughly covered. 1-20? Got some stuff. Over 100? We are so there. The numbers 20-100 seem to be grossly underrepresented in picture books, though, and some of what I did find dealt more with multiplication than counting (or even addition, which would certainly be more age-appropriate). I gave her a couple things that made her happy, but I wonder if my friends in the kidslitosphere know of any books in the 20-100 genre that I’ve been missing all these years. Personally, I have a difficult time dealing with numbers over 20 unless they have to do with money I can spend, but I think that’s more a motivation issue than anything else.
So what say you? Anyone?
Posted by adrienne at February 8, 2007 02:37 PM
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Balloon Books and Sterling Publishing offer Dot to Dot Books for 20, 25, 50, 75, and 100, that I know of.
Posted by: Little Willow at February 8, 2007 10:06 PM
My son is fond of One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab, which does multiples of ten from 20-100.
Posted by: Wendy at February 8, 2007 10:10 PM
I say "Time to write a book!"
My sister and I so badly want to write books...
I'm thinking the counting 20-100 book and next the teen sex drama book.
Laugh all you want, but I keep threatening to write a good teen novel that deals with sex, but doesn't seem gratuitous or forced (coff coff) rainbow party (coff coff).
So anywho, I'd really love to do picture books sort of like Tana Hoban, but different. So that I could merge my love of photography and my love of books.
Posted by: Cathy at February 8, 2007 11:36 PM
Speaking of spending, you should know that Kohls (spell??) is having a massive 40-80% off everything in the store sale. : )
Posted by: JJ at February 9, 2007 08:18 AM