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1, 2, 3 for You and Me (Concept Books (Albert Whitman))

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This is a great book about numbers. It has clear, colorful, beautiful pictures of children with Down Syndrome holding objects to represent the different numbers up to 20. The children in it all look happy and it is a wonderful, cheerful book. It is simply a number book, but the items are easily identifiable and my son (who has DS) really enjoys turning the pages and counting each object. (especially the little girl with the hats!) I would like to see this book on the shelves of every elementary school library. It would be a big ego-booster for children WITH Down Syndrome, and a wonderful learning tool for children without DS.

This is a very special book for me, not only because of the wonderful children and pictures, but one of my students is on the cover and in other pictures throughout the book. Now everyone can share in the joy of seeing his beautiful smiling face. Behind that beautiful face is a wonderful, kind, and caring young boy who can lift your spirits with his jokes and loving hugs. I think it is wonderful that Meg Girnis protrays children who have Down's Syndrome in her books. I hope she continues to write more children's books.

This is a beautiful companion book to the earlier published, ABC for You and Me. As a special educator I am thrilled to see books that portray exceptional children in such a positive light. I am happy to include these books in my classroom library and have also bought them for parents of children with Down's. These are terrific for classrooms of typical children as one more way to open the dialogue about diversity. Many of my regular ed. colleagues have also ordered these for their classroom libraries.
Angela Hutto
Hampton, SC

My daughter is 3 and we got her this book awhile ago. Nothing like having a book of things she is needing to learn anyway...with kids that look like her. She loves it. The pictures are high quality and there is much variety in it.