One Yellow Lion: Fold-Out Fun with Numbers, Colors, Animals

by Matthew Van Fleet, Matthew Van Fleet (Illustrator)

Overview

Every page contains a surprise in this active picture book, filled with countable, colorful critters to engage the very young. Each spread features a number word from one to ten, a color word, and an Arabic numeral, folding out to reveal one or more lively animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803710993
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	05/28/1992
Pages:	52
Sales rank:	88,851
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Matthew Van Fleet designs as well as writes and illustrates children's books. He is married and has a young son.
Matthew Van Fleet designs as well as writes and illustrates children's books. He is married and has a young son.

Editorial Reviews

Aimed at the very young, This jaunty and ingenious paper-over-board counting book introduces ``one yellow lion,'' ``two white swans,'' ``three gray squirrels'' and so on, until readers finally meet ``ten pink worms.'' The first two words appear on the left side of each spread; on the right is the numeral, a portion of which unexpectedly becomes part of the indicated creature(s) when the page is opened out. In Van Fleet's simple but playful renditions, the critters are unusually expressive, as ``eight brown bears'' nuzzle each other affectionately and some of the ``nine green alligators'' climb atop their pals while others nip at nearby tails. Even more frolicsome are the book's final spreads--``You know us all, from one to ten-- / Can you count us up again?'' The entire cast interacts amusingly on an accordion-style foldout; the reverse side displays a magnificent zoological pyramid topped by (what else?) one yellow lion. This classic ``less is more'' concept book features heavy stock and pages that fold out easily, making it well suited to tiny hands. Ages 2-up. (May)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PreS-- A manipulatable concept book with sturdy, fold-out pages that should hold up in circulating collections. Each spread shows a large colored number opposite words that describe it, e.g., ``four'' and ``red'' are across from a red four. When the number page is unfolded, a whimsical picture of a matching number of animals is revealed and named. Whales, lizards, roosters, alligators, swans, worms, bears, cats, squirrels, and the one yellow lion who begins the game are featured. After the number ten, four fold-out panels show the whole crowd in two topsy-turvy beach scenes, and readers are invited to select, count, and name both animals and colors. Action-filled pictures and the different concept challenges offered will appeal to young children. An engaging selection. --Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL

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