Synopses & Reviews
A counting book that features an African-American family shopping for food, preparing dinner, and sitting down to eat. Lively read-aloud text paired with bright collage illustrations.
Synopsis
What does it take to make a feast for 10 hungry people? Start with one shopping cart, two pumpkins, three chickens. In bouncy rhymed text, count to 10 once in the grocery store as the children help Mama shop, and again at home as everyone lends a hand to prepare the meal. Full-color illustrations.
Synopsis
"Impressive collages featuring an affectionate African American family will provide youngsters with the opportunity to count from 1 to 10, not once but twice. . . . Falwell has created appealing figures that are solid, highly textured, and convincing. . . . A joyful celebration of family and food."
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About the Author
Cathryn Falwell received a BFA degree in printmaking from the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts. After launching a graphic design business and then a family, she began to write and illustrate children's books, something she'd wanted to do since second grade. Ms. Falwell lives in Gorham, Maine with her husband and their two sons.