One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl and Tom Lightenheld
It can be difficult to find a good numbers book that is both educational and fun for the children. This book manages to do both! The silly nature of the title is a precursor to how the entire book reads. The reader will be taken on a numbers journey using rhymes to describe animals in funny situations and finally ends with a lesson in sharing. Besides, who doesn’t love a good story about underwear?
The illustrator uses cartoonish styled images and bright vibrant colors to better engage the reader with the story. The author incorporates silly phrases that are fun to read aloud, but be careful though, it is a bit of a tongue twister!
This book would be great for a storytime about numbers, bears, animals, but would also make a great stand-alone book. Would be perfect for kindergarten through second grade.
Bibliography
Sherry, K. (2010). I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean! (Brdbk ed.). Dial Books.
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