Let's Add Up!

6 pots + 4 pans = 10 dishes…or afeast! With the imaginative play of these creative preschoolers, exploring theconcepts of categorization and adding up to 10 has never been so much fun.

If you ask agrown-up to add up 8 cars + 2 trucks, they’ll probably say that’s 10 vehicles.And it’s true. But these 10 young friends know what else those things add upto: a race! What will they do with 7 robes + 3 capes? Or 6 pots + 4 pans? 10simple objects can have infinite possibilities.

Previously in theBig, Little Concepts series, author Victoria Allenby packaged importantkindergarten readiness skills in preschooler-perfect books, featuring shaperecognition in Shape Up, Construction Trucks and sound and rhythm in ListenUp! Train Song. In Let’s Add Up!, aided by the sweet and livelyillustrations of Maggie Zeng, she cleverly tucks lessons on categorization andall the ways to compose the number 10 into a playdate full of enticingimagination and creative play. A closing note to caregivers offers enriching,age-appropriate activities to keep building their child’s foundational learningskills. After all, 5 story time snuggles + 5 more = 10 opportunities to buildlifelong learning!

Author Biography

Victoria Allenby has been writing poetry andstories for as long as she can remember. Her debut picture book, Nat the CatCan Sleep Like That, won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award and was nominatedfor the 2015 SYRCA Shining Willow Award. More recently, her Big, LittleConcepts Books Shape Up! Construction Trucks and Listen Up! TrainSong have earned several starred reviews and a Mathical Book Prize HonorBook. Victoria lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Maggie Zengisa children’s book illustrator, graphic designer, concept artist, andanimator.Born in Montreal, she attends Concordia University andpreviously received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Applied Arts Technologiesat Dawson College.Maggie loves making story-driven illustrations thatconvey a feeling of adventure and wonder through fun characters and magicalenvironments. Her first picture books areThis is the Boat That BenBuilt and Room for More.