NUMBEARS: A Counting Book

by Kathleen Hague ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 23, 1986

Hague fans will welcome another effort by the husband-wife team who produced Alphabears--though others will have reservations. Here, full-page illustrations of teddy bears engaged in various activities face four-line verses mentioning the number illustrated. Numerals do not appear until the end, where they are jumbled in a non-sequential heap. So much for using the book to teach numbers. Also, the verse is mediocre at best and often doesn't scan. Altogether, a feast for the many who enjoy Hague's style, and a chance for older children to find the named objects in order to count them. But those less entranced should look elsewhere for a counting book.

Pub Date: May 23, 1986

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Henry Holt

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 1986

Categories: CHILDREN'S