One Watermelon Seed

On the Toronto Public Library’s 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of ageOn Resource Link’s Best of 2008 ListCanadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice, 2009First published in 1986 and a staple ever since for parents of preschool children and teachers of primary grades, One Watermelon Seed is presented in a new edition with a bold new cover and interior art. In this deceptively simple counting book, Max and Josephine tend their garden while readers follow along, counting from one to ten as the garden is planted. Then readers can count in groups of tens as the garden is harvested, while they search through the pictures for the many small animals that are hiding throughout. A concise and clever text introduces color and rhythm, and the illustrations are bright and engaging, making this a perfect counting book for children aged four to seven.