Numbers

by Airlie Anderson

Cat and her family return to our bookshelves in a new series introducing basic concepts. Babies will love the bold colours and enjoy listening to a reader share the simple text with them.

Genres: Counting

14 pages, Board Book

Published October 31, 2023

About the author

Airlie Anderson is the author and illustrator of Neither, Cat’s Colors, and Momo and Snap Are Not Friends. She grew up in California and spent a lot of time reading and drawing, as well as swimming and pretending to ride a horse. Her early influences were animation art, pop art, and comics.

​Airlie attended the Rhode Island School of Design, where she majored in illustration and focused on children’s books, a natural choice given her love for saturated color and expressive characters.

​She now lives in beautiful, underrated New Jersey with her family, and enjoys the close proximity to New York City (book country)! She is the recipient of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, and the Practical Preschool award.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here come those adorable kittens featured in the Curious Cats series for young readers. In this board book, one of four in the series, a white mother cat needs to find her five kittens. She does so, and readers are introduced to the important concept of numbers as they count the kittens, one through five, as they appear on each page. Cat looks so satisfied once she has rounded them all up on the last page, allowing readers to count them once again and connect the number with the number name. This is an appealing way to learn about a basic life skills function that will be useful in the future.

[Melissa the Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book feels like a high contrast book even though it's not marketed as one. Adorable illustrations, great bright colors, and counting--a perfect board book!

[Zî · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the 1st book my baby got excited about when he has around 6 mo. Great to show counting and colors