Review: Thomas' 1 2 3

Thomas' 1 2 3

Author not stated

Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Egmont UK
ISBN: 978-0-6035-6366-9

Summary/Back cover:
Learn to count from 1 to 10 with help from Thomas and his friends!
This colourful board book is the perfect way to introduce counting skills to young Thomas fans!

Review:
We've never read this as a reading book - my 3 year old takes it to bed and 'reads' it to himself. I hear him lying in bed, saying "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Now backwards! 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1" Then he attempts to name all the engines - "That's number 3, he's Henry"

It has helped immensely with number recognition - he can now recognise any digit immediately, and hold up the right number of fingers without having to count them out (eg, he knows that "7" means seven, and can hold up 5 fingers on one hand and 2 on the other with little thought).

A simple book that's been a very effective addition to our bookshelf - not that it gets a chance to stay on the bookshelf for long!

My rating: 4 out of 5.

Review written by Bronwyn