1 is one
by Tasha Tudor
Board book · ages 1–3 · grade K · 1970
Tasha Tudor's watercolors carry this counting book — toddlers fixate on the gentle animals and parents appreciate the soft, timeless aesthetic over modern board-book chaos.
For a reader who just finished
Books like I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar
after I Love Dad with the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle · ages 0–3
Board book · grade K
A thin tie-in trading on Carle's iconic character; the original Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) is leagues more engaging for this age.
Same style
Picture This..
by Alison Jay
Board book · ages 0–3 · grade K · 2002
Alison Jay's trademark watercolor-and-collage style makes this a visually generous board book that toddlers return to for the pictures alone, and parents don't tire of.
1, 2, 3 to the zoo
by Eric Carle
Board book · ages 2–5 · grade K · 2013
Carle's most elegant counting book — the die-cuts and primary colors make number sequences stick without feeling didactic, and it holds up to dozens of rereadings.
We'd skip — for now
Henry, Like Always
by Jenn Bailey
A step up — ages 3–7 · grades K–2
Skip it if your child has had a recent loss of a pet cat; the constancy might trigger grief.