Reading with the Girl: 10 times 10

My daughter is enamored with math. I try to encourage her love of math in any way I can. One of the ways I do this is by picking fun math related books for her to read. When I saw that the Hervé Tullet, author of Mix It Up and Press Here, had written a numbers book, I had to grab it from the library for my daughter.

Author/ Illustrator: Hervé Tullet

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Prices: Hardback $10.95

Reading level: Aged for 2 and up, geared towards Preschool-2^nd grade

Interest level: Lower Grades

Physical Characteristics: Hardcover, 128 pages, 7.5 inches square.

ISBN: 1849762473

Genres: Children's Non-Fiction Picture Book

Subjects: Counting – Pictorial Works

Annotation: This new book by Hervé Tullet shows ten ways to count by ten.

Summary: 10 times 10 is a whimsically illustrated counting book by the celebrated author and illustrator Hervé Tullet. The book starts with simple numbers and pictures and progressed to more complex and imaginative drawings and imaginings of counting.

Evaluation:

The review by Publishers Weekly used the word ‘springboard’ when discussing this book. I think that is a perfect word to use in a review of 10 times 10. Because, while it is only a simple counting book, the whimsical illustrations by Hervé Tullet incite exploration of numbers and inspire discussion of counting, and the pictures.

So many books these days pander to children, Hervé Tullet does not do that in 10 times 10. In one section of the book he paints a hand counting to five, when the numbers get larger than five he just keeps adding fingers until the hand morphs into a piece of seaweed or coral under water. As I read it with my daughter I watched her go from thinking counting to five was too easy, next she was grossed out by a hand with too many fingers, and then she was surprised at making the discovery that the hand had shifted to something completely different. Reading this book was a very immersing reading experience for my child.

That being said, this book may be laid out in a bit of a confusing way for some kids, it is not intuitive. But, for kids who love to explore this is a wonderful addition to their book shelves.

Similar Titles or Authors:

Mix it Up

By Hervé Tullet

Press Here

By Hervé Tullet