Roar!: A Noisy Counting Book

I bought this book for the illustrations and couldn't be more happy with it. My son loves looking at all the animals and counting along with the little lion. It is a cute story, too, but I think the best part is, hands-down, the illustrations.

Of all the books I've checked out from the library, this is the one that my almost 3-year old grandson specifically asked for by name after I'd returned it. That makes it a must have for our home library! I think he relates to the cub ;-) It's a fun read for a child who loves animals and is learning how to count.

I just received this book yesterday and was blown away by how wonderful it is. I guess I was expecting just another counting book. This has all the elements I was looking for. There are large numbers in the text in the same color as the animal is counting. This is just perfect for introducing numbers, colors, and even feelings. The text rhymes so it is fun to read but the rhyme is not so singsong that you feel like you need to sing it. It can be read naturally. The counting doesn't seem forced and is really just part of the story. I love that at the end of the story on a two-page spread you see all of the animals the lion cub has been attempting to play with so you can spend time spying and then counting the 4 blue lizards, etc. I highly recommend this book. Belongs in every toddler's library.

With a 3.5 and a 5.5 year old, I've spent a lot of time with picture books in the last few years. My favorites are those with bright pictures, great rhymes and a happy story. This one tops the list!

My one-year-old son and I roar together when we read this noisy book! The book follows a lion cub in Africa as he goes on a walk to find someone to play with him. Of course, the other animals run away thinking he is roaring at them. Delicious alliteration adds to the fun as the cub runs into increasingly larger groups of animals. The illustrations using acrylics and colored pencils give the animals wonderful faces.