One Gorilla: A Counting Book
Age 3+
Picture Books
Count from one to ten with apes and primates.
What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant counting book, the author-illustrator outdoes himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette, exquisite attention to detail, and quirky flair for facial expressions, Anthony Browne slyly extends the basic number concept into a look at similarities and differences—portraying an extended family we can count ourselves part of.
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Creators
Anthony Browne is an internationally acclaimed author/illustrator who has won many prizes for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000, for his services to children's literature – the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956. He was Children's Laureate from 2009 to 2011 and is an ambassador for children's books around the world. Anthony lives in Canterbury, Kent.
Reviews
Children’s book of the week Browne’s truthfulness and humanity make this an essential new classic
The Times
Mr Browne’s latest paperback, a counting book that features his favourite subjects – primates…right at the end our relationship to lemurs and chimps and macaques and baboons is revealed with a crowd of smiling people just like me and you. Genius.
The Bookseller Crow
Genius.
Families (South East London)
