The Newt In The Suit by Andrew Weale and Margaret Chamberlain

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The Newt In The Suit by Andrew Weale and Margaret Chamberlain

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Category: For Sharing
Rating: 4/5
Reviewer: Keith Dudhnath
Reviewed by Keith Dudhnath
Summary: A wacky and vibrant counting book, awash with bees in dungarees and flies in ties. The rhythm might not click with everyone, but the playful language certainly will. Recommended.
Buy? Yes Borrow? Yes
Pages: 32 Date: April 2010
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
External links: Author's website
ISBN: 978-0340988671

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There's one newt in a suit, and he's looking very dapper. He's joined by two snazzy-looking flies in ties, three cockatoos in high-heeled shoes, and so on up to ten. Yep, this is a counting book with lots of well-dressed animals going about their business.

The Newt In The Suit is great fun. It has an energy and silliness to it that doesn't always come through in other counting books. You'll learn the numbers, but even when you know the numbers inside and out, you'll keep coming back for more. As you can guess from the title, there's a strong sense of rhyme throughout. The rhythm is a little more fluid, which might not click with everyone immediately. I quite liked it - it gives it a playful air that a rigid rhythm sometimes misses out on. It feels zippy and bright, and shows that playing with language is lots of fun.

Margaret Chamberlain's illustrations suit the mood perfectly. They're big and bold, with plenty of jollity on every page. What's not to love about bees in dungarees or bats in top hats? Everything's vibrant and colourful. It draws you in, and will have you poring over every page.

Counting books are ten a penny, but The Newt In The Suit takes a slightly wackier approach and it pays off. You'll love it whether you know how to count up to ten or not. Recommended.

My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.

For other counting books, check out The Selfish Crocodile Counting Book by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry, What's in the Fridge? by Gaby Goldsack and Jo Moon and It Was Bedtime In The Jungle by John Butler. If you're learning letters as well, you'll really enjoy Kipper's A To Z by Mick Inkpen.

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