An adorable picture book with a strong message about the power community has to bring about change for the betterment of everyone. A great book for community, classroom, and school libraries. Colorful images allow for spot the difference challenges as well as discussion about what we as individuals can do to improve the world around us. A great little civics lesson wrapped up in a tiny book!

"123 Counting on Community" by Annemarie Riley Guertin

This is a board book that incorporates learning numbers with a diverse community coming together to clean up a park. The book only included one sentence per page so is very simplistic but it works. The art is colorful and interesting with the numbered subjects being easy to find. I love a book that will make readers aware of these important topics at a young age.

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What a wonderful and colourful picture book. From the standpoint of an educator, this book has so much potential to be used in a classroom. It could be used to teach counting, to meet curriculum expectations and teach how to take care of the environment and spaces around us, how to take responsibility in the community, how to work in a team, and so much more. I can already picture reading this in my class and bringing what we learn in the lesson to the schoolyard. I also appreciated the inclusive aspect of this book in its illustrations and characters. Well done to the author and illustrator!

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In 10 steps 123 counting on community tells about how to make once dilapidated park and children's playarea into a place to connect.

It is simple and easy illustration with simple short sentences, easy to understand and catch up the meaning.

I will definitely recommend it as it teaches children how to work as a community towards betterment of society as a whole.

This ebook was made available for me to read and review by Annemarie Riley Guertin, Familius, and NetGalley.

The illustrator of this picture book is Cory Reid. The illustrations are bright, textured and recognizable. The images are layered as the story progresses and they tell most of the story.

This inviting picture book is perfect for new readers. Each page has a simple sentence describing how the community is cleaning up the community park. This reinforces responsibility for our community and shared play area. Also reinforces counting to 10. Perfect for little kids because the images are very busy.

Thank you to Annemarie Riley Guertin, Familius, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ebook. All opinions and viewpoints expressed in this review are my own.

Cute counting book. My daughter really enjoyed it. I love how it was centered around community and have multiple examples of things you could do to help your community that can be applied to more than just the playground idea of this book.

This was such a cute read . My kids loved finding and counting the items on each page . Would be excellent for a preK or Kindergarten classroom to practice number recognition, counting and even highlight community service opportunities .

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A counting book for toddlers and preschoolers that emphasizes taking care of their community. People of all ages gather together to clean up and build a neighborhood park and community garden. The colorful illustrations will hold readers' attention. I appreciate the larger size font for younger readers to follow. Terrific read for young families.

Thank you to NetGalley along with the publisher for the eARC! This is an adorable counting book about how we can help in our community- specifically with cleaning up a park. The pictures are simple yet colorful. I like how you can clearly count the items being talked about on the page. I also like that the numbers and text are in the same spot throughout the book. A great community read for very young readers!

This is so simple and so sweet. It would be great to use for all elementary, but especially littles, to talk about community work and improvement. I love all the different kinds of people being represented. I will definitely be adding this to my list for the new school year!

This board book is a delight! Beginning with a dilapidated and run down playground the story moves, step by step, towards the creation of an accessible and colorful community space. The children and adults work and celebrate together on page, and a caregiver could spin a variety of stories for a lap sitting child as they too explore the space and the details of the transformation together. A perfect addition to any library collection, whether the intended focus is on the counting or on the community building. Thank you to NetGalley for access to this arc.

A cute numbers book with the importance of helping and community - "count" me in! Beautiful artwork.

A great book for little readers.

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123 Counting on Community, written by Annemarie Riley Guertin and illustrated by Cory Reid, is a caring and inclusive book written about a community, and how they come together to clean and repair a park. I love how the children and adults in this book worked together, how the book talked about composting and gardening, and how the illustrations were inclusive of children with various needs. I look forward to sharing this book with the preschools that I work with during our Gardening Study! Thank you to NetGalley and to the author, publisher, and illustrator of this book for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.