• Texas Library Association 2 x 2 Reading List
• Young Hoosier Book Award (YHBA) Nominee for the 2008-2009 school year, picture book category

"The breathtaking photographs depict nature's creatures from one to ten. Yolen's poetry imagines the animals' voices and perspectives. ...A beautiful tour of the natural world."
     —Publishers Weekly

"Mother-and-son team Yolen and Stemple follow up Color Me a Rhyme (2000) with this engaging counting book. ..Readers will enjoy counting the creatures that appear on each spread. Many, no doubt, will memorize the enchanting verse."
     —Kirkus Reviews

"A beautiful, readable companion to Color Me a Rhyme. ...Throughout, the poet's wry observations surprise and entertain. Stemple's vibrant, full-color photographs give readers much to study and absorb about each animal. ...The well-composed images provide a perfect complement to each poem. Roman numerals and words related to the featured number are included in the page design. A joyful collection of unusual animals, appealing poems, and excellent photographs."
     —School Library Journal


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"The breathtaking photographs depict nature's creatures from one to ten. Yolen's poetry imagines the animals' voices and perspectives. ...A beautiful tour of the natural world."
     —Publishers Weekly

"Mother-and-son team Yolen and Stemple follow up Color Me a Rhyme (2000) with this engaging counting book. ..Readers will enjoy counting the creatures that appear on each spread. Many, no doubt, will memorize the enchanting verse."
     —Kirkus Reviews

"A beautiful, readable companion to Color Me a Rhyme. ...Throughout, the poet's wry observations surprise and entertain. Stemple's vibrant, full-color photographs give readers much to study and absorb about each animal. ...The well-composed images provide a perfect complement to each poem. Roman numerals and words related to the featured number are included in the page design. A joyful collection of unusual animals, appealing poems, and excellent photographs."
     —School Library Journal

"This handsome number-themed book of poetry and photography looks to nature for inspiration. ...Some of the photographs are notable for their clarity, others for their subtlety, but all represent their subjects with sensitivity and finesse. A worthy companion to the author's Color Me a Rhyme."
     —Booklist

"A good choice for the elementary school math curriculum."
     —Sample Horn Book Guide

"A good selection for teaching numbers or number concepts to little ones, but it would also be appropriate to encourage creative writing or art projects in older children."
     —Library Media Connection (Worthington, OH)