The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Lewin, Betsy

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32 pp. | Holt | April, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-6747-7 $$14.95
1981, Dodd, Mead

(3) K-3 This rhyming picture book not only counts from one to ten --"I have one cat. / A fat cat, / A fun cat. / I have one cat. / My brother has two. / Two cats, / True cats" and so on--but also pauses a few times to add up the total number of cats. The line drawings, originally done in black and white, have been updated with color, and otherwise contain only a few minor modifications. With a larger trim size, this new edition is livelier than the original.

Reviewer: Anne St. John