Count to LOVE!

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrations)

Cuddle up with your little one and get ready to count to L-O-V-E, in this precious board book from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney! Count to love on fingers and toes. 1-2-3-4, touch your nose! Snuggle up with your little one to celebrate sweet baby love! You won't be able to resist this adorable board book full of cutie charms, belly kisses, and magic wishes, just-right for fans of bestselling books like Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes . With bouncing, rhythmic text from New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and warm, winsome illustrations from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Brian Pinkney. This joyful celebration of roly-poly, perfectly huggable, oh-so lovable little ones that is just-right for the whole family, for Valentine's Day and all throughout the year! So get ready to count to love... because once you start, you just won't stop! This board book is part of the Bright Brown Baby publishing program, a celebration of Black and brown joy, babies, and families. And if you're looking for a gift-able picture book? Be sure to also check out the beautiful picture book treasury, Bright Brown Baby , to read "Count to Love" alongside four more poems. Just-right for new and expectant parents, baby showers, birthdays, graduations, and more!

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Love, Family, Childrens, African American, Juvenile

10 pages, Board Book

Published October 5, 2021

About the author

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Duke Ellington, illustrated by Brian Pinkney; Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award; and Alvin Ailey, a Parenting Publication Gold medal winner.

Pinkney's newest books include Meet the Obamas and Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, which has garnered three starred reviews and has been named one of the "Best Books of 2009" by School Library Journal. In 2010, Andrea's book entitled Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down, was published on the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-ins of 1960.

Her mother is a teacher and her father is a great storyteller, so growing up surrounded by books and stories is what inspired Andrea Davis Pinkney to choose a career as an author. The first official story she remembers writing was in second grade — it was about her family. Pinkney was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Connecticut. She went to Syracuse University, where she majored in journalism. After college, she followed her dream and worked as an editor for Essence magazine, but after watching her husband, Caldecott Award-winning artist Brian Pinkney, illustrate children's books, she decided to switch jobs and became involved in book publishing.

Andrea Davis Pinkney currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Reviews

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heartwarming journey through numbers! "Count to Love!" beautifully blends learning and affection, making it a perfect bedtime story. 🌟💖📚

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a great counting book. Has number words, no numerals, and no one-to-one correspondence to objects.

Lots of 1-2-3-4 in cases when there aren't just 4 things to count.

"1-2-3-4. Touch your nose."
"1-2-3-4. Cutie charms."
"1-2-3-4. Making wishes."

So, it's about learning 1-2-3-4 as a sequence of numbers, but not really learning what those words mean.

However, great pictures of parents and baby playing together -- belly kisses, etc. So, wonderful images of loving family.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable! Love the references to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his teachings that reminded us to love one another.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my full review here: https://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfi...

Beginning with a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. about love, COUNT TO LOVE! is a cute poem that encourages counting to L-O-V-E (1-2-3-4). With short and sweet phrases, the book encompasses baby fun with counting on fingers and toes, belly kisses, and simple messages of adoration. With colorful images of adorable babies and their parents, this is a book that is great for infants.

What I loved: The simple but lyrical text makes these rhymes roll off the tongue and both fun to listen to and read aloud. The board book is relatively short, which is great for the youngest of attention spans and works well for infants and young toddlers. The colorful and adorable images of infants with their parents are also great for young readers, who will love seeing the other babies.

Final verdict: A sweet board book with a message of love, COUNT TO LOVE! is a cute, colorful, and fun rhyming story, perfect for infants and young toddlers.

Please note that I received an ARC. All opinions are my own.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Babies and toddlers need snuggle time and what better way than with the board book Count to Love by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. Parents count along with their children as they count fingers, toes, legs and arms. The gentle rhymes and tender illustrations in this book will please baby and adults alike. Ages 0 – 3

[Bruce · Rating 4 out of 5]

How to entertain an infant with love and touch by counting from 1 to 4 and spelling L-O-V-E out loud one letter at a time.

Starting with a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I have decided to stick with love,” the Pinkneys' board book shows how to introduce words, spelling and numbers to an infant, using African American parents and their cute little baby as illustrations.

[Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet baby book aimed at babies and young children. Older children will likely tire of this book as it’s quite basic. The book provides opportunities to count, name body parts and talk about Martin Luther King Jr. The illustrations are charming. This makes a great gift!

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was hoping for a little more storyline wise, personally, so 3 stars from me. But 2.5 year old really liked it (and she's the target audience for this book so her opinion matters more). So I would say 4 stars from her.

[Ellon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a typical counting book but pretty sweet. An overwhelming message of love is present throughout the book. It's a celebration of family and togetherness.

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really wish this was also a picture book. It would be fabulous to share at a library storytime for babies or toddlers in a larger format.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute board book for cuddling up together with a child and loving all of them.

[SamSamSam · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Evianrei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little board book picked out by my three year old son, sweet message about love and family. Little bits of counting.

[Gina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not a counting book, but a rhyming love story that allows for engaging arms and fingers and toes, and it works well for that.

Created by a married couple who rhymed with their babies.

[Alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a sweet book, although not really a counting book as implied by the title. But a nice cuddle story nonetheless.

[Andrés · Rating 2 out of 5]

Text is not coherent for me in this one, but I liked other Bright Brown Baby books.

[Emma Treganowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book, went over so well in Babystorytime