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9 books to help kids with numbers and counting

9 books to help kids with numbers and counting

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Whether your little one is getting ready for school or just practising at home, these helpful and engaging books will make light work of learning numbers and counting.

5 Funny Animals by Adam & Charlotte Guillain and Tom Knight (2023)

For children who are getting to grips with counting and number bonds, this adorable rhyming picture book will serve as an essential tool on their learning journey. Ideal for four to six-year-olds, as children play count and seek they'll learn basic sums and have lots of fun!

Learn with Peppa: Number Skills (2023)

From the new Learn with Peppa range, Peppa is here to offer support to little ones who are beginning to get the hang of numbers. Children will become familiar with using numbers in maths counting with clever, interactive activities. Perfect for children aged four and up, this wipe-clean book will allow kids to practice counting in sequence, halving, doubling, subitising, and more, over and over again.

Start School with Topsy and Tim: Wipe Clean First Numbers (2011)

This easy-to-use and practical wipe-clean activity book will keep young learners amused for hours through a variety of activities with our favourite twins including tracing over the number, drawing, linking a number to a picture and circling the correct number of objects. The ingenious mix of entertaining and educational activities will pave the way for little masterminds, with a little help from Topsy and Tim.

Ladybird Addition and Subtraction (2020)

If you're looking for a more entertaining way to get children engaged with subjects like maths, this audiobook might be just the thing! Ladybird Addition and Subtraction introduces children aged four to seven to number bonds with games and exercises that will develop their basic maths skills. A great one to listen to in the car on the way to school or at home.

Counting Games: A Learn with Ladybird Wipe-clean Activity Book (2023)

Learning how to count and do sums for the first time can be daunting, but this wipe-clean activity book will make it both fun and engaging. Written by primary educators, little learners will enjoy the diverse animal characters who will help guide them as they improve their knowledge of numbers.

Peppa Pig: Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean Counting (2015)

Peppa is the perfect piggy pal to help with practising those 1-2-3s! Young children just starting school will adore this easy-peasy wipe-clean activity book that encourages learning through practice. Peppa and her marvellous mates show readers how to form numbers and how to count from 1 to 20 using everything from chickens to grown-ups in this fun, interactive workbook that will undoubtedly bring about a few giggles on the way.

Hey Duggee: Numbers (2023)

Hey Duggee fans can earn their numbers badge with this wipe-clean book. Perfect for children new to learning both number words and numeral shapes, Duggee and the Squirrels will guide children as they practice their number skills and pen control.

Tell the Time: A Learn with Ladybird Activity Book (2023)

Children can begin to put their numerical knowledge to use with this book from the Learn with Ladybird series that teaches how to tell the time. From analogue clock faces to seasons and calendars, this book serves as a great introduction and is packed full of helpful notes and extension activities for grown-ups looking to support their child's learning journey.

Peppa Pig: Practise with Peppa: Wipe-Clean Numbers (2014)

Another book from the fantastic Practise with Peppa range, this workbook is aimed at younger children. Join in as Peppa focuses on the counting range of 1 to 10 in a variety of Peppa-themed activities, ensuring numbers are manageable (and not scary!) for youngsters. Complete with wipe-clean pages and a free pen, children are encouraged to attempt making numbers, or their own little scribbles, as often as they please.