123 of Australian Animals

by Bronwyn Bancroft

This delightful counting book of Australian animals has lizards hissing and wallabies hopping. Both a charming introduction to the numbers one through 12 and a unique exploration of Australian wildlife—some familiar, others more unusual—it also features sugar gliders, emus, geckos, and many more.

Genres: Counting, Childrens, Picture Books, Animals

24 pages, Board Book

Published November 1, 2018

About the author

Born in Tenterfield, northern New South Wales, Bronwyn Bancroft is a descendant of the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation.

Utilising many mediums, Bronwyn's artistic practice extends from public artworks to children's book illustrations. She is represented in many collections both in Australia and overseas, including: the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of Western Australian, Australian Museum, Artbank, Newark Museum, The Kelton Foundation, Westpac USA, and the Volkerkunde Museum. Her work is also held in the private collections of the Prime Minister of Turkey, and the Governor of Tokyo. Bronwyn has exhibited extensively around the world.

Reviews

[Prabhjot Kaur · Rating 5 out of 5]

1, 2, 3 of Australian animals is a book that teaches young kids to count from 1 through to 15 with beautiful illustrations that take inspiration from Aboriginal art. This is such a fun and unique book that teaches not only counting but also about Australian animals but art is my favorite part of the book.

5 stars

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely illustrations - the baby seems to enjoy them.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the author's zstylised illustrations of twelve Australian creatures in indigenous colours, this coils almost be an Aussie Twelve Days of Christmas...

[Elizabeth]

I think this is a re-edition of An Australian 1, 2, 3 of Animals ?

It felt familiar, and the inside front cover of this book says:

First published 2007
This edition published 2018
Reprinted 2020 (twice)

And the author-artist's website shows the current covers of this book and abc of Australian Animals (2018, per GR) and not An Australian 1, 2, 3 of Animals (2007-2013, per GR) or An Australian ABC of Animals (2004-2013, per GR).

An Australian 1, 2, 3 of Animals goes up to 15, whereas this only goes up to 12, but the first 12 are the same in both books.

In some illustrations, the animals are so close together as to be connected, which maybe makes it less clear to the child reader that they are distinct entities?

[Lex Redding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous illustrations of Australian animals. A nice focus on native species for young ones.

[Freddie D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous, gorgeous illustrations. We received this book for free in the baby bundle from NSW Health and it is a treasured addition to the collection.