One Cat, Two Cats
by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Rob Hodgson
Interest age: 0 to 3
Published by Nosy Crow, 2025
About this book
One cat, two cats, three cats, four; five cats, six cats, eager to explore!
The cats in this book are hiding behind card flaps of different sizes and shapes – can you find them? And count them at the same time?
The feline friends in the book are very busy, from hiding in boxes and dens to prowling fences and simply lazing in the sun.
As well as being a rhyming counting book, this love letter to cats also introduces little ones to the types of activities that cats engage in, teaching them about a particular animal (and common pet) in a fun way.
It's a super fun board book, which helps little ones learn to count from 1–20 and is filled with a wonderful array of colourful, characterful cats. The rhyming helps language acquisition in little ones and also supports the learning of numbered sequences.
It’s a good size and sturdy, so parents and guardians of toddlers and older babies can feel confident that it has some durability when it's pulled at, chewed, and ripped, and the flaps and fold-out elements provide an interactive activity, too.
About the author
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