Bentley, D., (2008). Ten rubber duckies: A wacky quacky counting adventure. New York: Random House. Ages 5-7, Fiction.

Ten ducks racing to the finish line, disappearing from the readers view by hiding behind various objects illustrated on the page. One even quacks. A fun way to reinforce counting with young children. They will want to count and recount the ducks set into the cover.

Gerth, M., (2006). Ten little ladybugs. New York: Dalmatian Group. Young children through pre-school. Fiction.

Children will enjoy counting the ladybugs while tracing their bodies and naming the colors. Written in rhyme, this book will make counting fun for parent and child.

Sendak, M., ( 2006). Mommy?, New York: Scholastic Inc. Ages 4-8. Fiction.

3-D creatures are found inside this book by Maurice Sendak. Words are not needed to tell the story of boy meets monsters. Is he really looking for his mummy? A great story around Halloween for students to look at again and again.

Petty, K., (2006). Perfect punctuation. New York: Penguin Group.
Grades 3-5. Non-fiction.

Punctuation can be fun and educational as proven in this perfectly presented pop-up book. With tabs and flaps to maneuver, children will enjoy learning correct punctuation marks.

Sabuda, R. (2004). America the beautiful: A pop-up book. New York: Simon & Schuster. (Illus. by Robert Sabuda). Grades K-6. Pop-up book.

The wonders of America are presented pop-up style in this one of a kind book. Use the pop-ups to show students what our national treasures look like up close. You will want to keep this book on your shelf.