Counting to Tar Beach: A Tar Beach Board Book

by Faith Ringgold

Count all the good things from one to ten that Cassie and her family take to the rooftop for their scrumptious picnic on Tar Beach. Lemonade, chickens, watermelons, and chocolate chip cookies are just some of the things they're going to enjoy. Toddlers will love learning to count with this delicious introduction to numbers.

14 pages, Board book

First published December 28, 1999

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

Meh. The idea of counting all the things Cassie and her family are bringing to a rooftop picnic is a good enough idea, but I didn't feel like there was much there. I do like the "Now can you count the stars on Tar Beach" coda, though.

[Sierra Davis]

I liked this book. if I ever taught an older grade i would definitely use it.