“One Boy” by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The New York Times had a recent article in its books section on number books for kids, and they highly recommended One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. At 5, my number-loving son Drake is perhaps a little old for it, but he and 3yo Guppy both love it.
One Boy is an illustrated counting-to-ten book, with die-cut pages that show words within words, e.g., “ONE Boy. AlONE.” and small pictures within larger ones. It has a clever, surprise ending and is overall quite charming. I will likely be getting this for our library at home, since our local branch doesn’t have its own copy. I’ll be seeking out Seeger’s other books, too.