NUMBER TRAIN • New US Edition
The US edition of Number Train, my lift the flap concertina book illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, is published by Nosy Crow today.
Like my first two books with Ingela, Alphabet Street and Christmas Street, it’s a lift-the-flap concertina book with a rhyming text, but Number Train is a counting book in which consecutive carriages hold a growing number of amusing animal occupants.
It can be read can be read as a conventional book or opened out to show all 10 carriages as a wall chart or free-standing play scene.
“Young readers are in for an exciting ride as they unfold the sturdy pages of this train-shaped book to reveal ten colourful carriages. … children will love lifting the flaps to reveal a new and surprising scene, each one illustrated in a distinctly vibrant and playful style. … The highly inventive format, combined with playful rhyming text, counting elements and joyful illustrations make this a truly fun and original early learning book for pre-schoolers.”
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The US edition has received this five star advance review from YA and Kids Books Central.
This is a such a fun concept and takes it to another level with a board book that folds out into a long train. The flaps on each page add to the interactive nature of the book, as do the flip side for a seek-and-find/counting task. The animals are colorful and doing plenty of entertaining things all along the train, and the rhyming text makes this roll off the tongue and a delight for the ears. … For train and animal lovers, this is sure to be a hit! … NUMBER TRAIN is a delightful, interactive board book that is sure to charm little ones with bright colors, fun flaps to lift, and a great train concept.
★★★★★
Olivia Farr, YA AND KIDS BOOKS CENTRAL
And the book has been shortlisted in the BEST PRE-SCHOOLER BOOK category of this year’s Junior Design Awards.
You can download a colouring sheet and a Can You Find? activity sheet, featuring 10 animal characters for young readers to spot inside the book, by clicking on the images below.
And you can order the US edition of Number Train from your local book store or from Amazon’s US store using the sales link below.
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