Numbears: A Counting Book [Paperback]

Kathleen Hague (Author), Michael Hague (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

"With short poems and lush paintings featuring all manner of bears, the Hagues help children learn numbers 1 through 12. The pictures are a pure delight. Children will like the coziness of the book."--Booklist. Full-color throughout.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

As a gift book with lavish pictures of quaint bears in antique settings, the Hagues' latest is a success. From the first bear to the last, the paintings are magnificently tinted and full of old world charm. But as a counting book, this is a muddle. Sometimes the bears are to be counted, sometimes they're playing or working with a set number of objects. For the young reader, it might be hard to pick out the four blue eggs in one picture, or the six shells in another, or the 10 clouds that look like fluffy lambs. The artist has hidden Roman numerals in the illustrations to tip off the reader, yet even some of these are difficult to find at first. While the text is lackluster, it does help ascertain what is being counted by which bear. Much work and care went into the creation and design of this book, but one is left wishing that author and artist had taken steps to make this the knock-out counting book it deserved to be.
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Review

"With short poems and lush paintings featuring all manner of bears, the Hagues help children learn numbers 1 through 12. The pictures are a pure delight. As with most of Hague's work, the illustrations are filled with lovely detail and quaint charm. Children will like the coziness of the book."--Booklist, starred review

"From the first bear to the last, the paintings are magnificently tinted and full of old-world charm."--Publishers Weekly

"A feast for the many who enjoy Hague's style."--Kirkus

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (March 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805016791
• ISBN-13: 978-0805016796
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,277,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Books, Bears & Michael Hague, July 12, 2011

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This review is from: Numbears: A counting book (Hardcover)

I needed a baby shower gift for my niece and I have always loved and collected bears. I first became acquainted with this book and other Michael Hague works when I began purchasing books for my daughter, 24 years ago! I just loved Michael Hague's whimsical, non-cartoonish style. When I started putting together an idea for my niece's baby shower, I naturally went with a bear theme. I got her all the Hague Bear books I could find - all books I'd read to my daughter when she was a child. My niece was delighted with her baby-to-be's LI-"BEAR"-Y and I had such fun finding the books and giving them to her.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a grat learning book, November 15, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Numbears: A Counting Book (Henry Holt Young Readers) (Board book)

This book is a great book for learning your numbers! You should read it for your own sake. It will definitely help you learn your numbers. If you have kids buy this book and read it to them you will not be sad about what you did. It will help their memory and give them a few tricks for counting.