One Gorilla: A Counting Book

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Count from one to ten with apes and primates. One gorilla, two orang-utangs and three chimpanzees. Explore the family of primates and learn to count from one to ten with former Children's Laureate in this exquisite picture book for the youngest of children. With all the colour and drama of the natural world, Anthony Browne's detailed depictions of monkeys and apes bring a new depth to first numbers and convey an important message to us all.

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Sooner rather than later most children encounter a counting book. To work, the genre has to be about more than escalating numbers ... In One Gorilla ... Browne's gorillas, orang-utans, chimpanzees etc. are gorgeous, with fur that glows orange, blue-black, whiskery white. Their expressions celebrate animal dignity. Paradoxically, this is also what makes them funny. Finally, there is a self-portrait of the author himself gazing back at us, with the words: "All Primates. All one family. All my family ... and yours!" Browne's truthfulness and humanity make this an essential new classic. -- Amanda Craig The Times the rich, evocative drawings invite the reader to look closely The Bookseller deceptively simple, endearing and thought-provoking CBI recommended reads of 2012

Author Bio

Anthony Browne is an internationally acclaimed author/illustrator who has won many prizes for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000, for his services to children's literature the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956. He was Children's Laureate from 20092011 and is an ambassador for children's books around the world. Anthony lives in Canterbury, Kent.