A math picture book coauthored with Jeffrey Sayre and illustrated by Randy Cecil, Candlewick, 2003.
-A Junior Library Guild Selection

2004 Notable Book, (One of twelve picture books for the entire year!)
-American Library Association

A Blue Ribbon Book,
-Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

Best Books of 2003
-Bank Street College of Education

Children's Literature Choice List 2004
-www.childrenslit.com

W.O.W. Award
-National Literacy Association's Quality Control Panel, Great Britain

"One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab is a beauty"
-TES Teacher, 2/20/04

"Contrary to what the title says, this is more than just a counting book. This book illustrated other numerical principles such as number bonds and addition through counting the feet of different living things. One of the best qualities of this book is that it includes numbers greater than ten."
-Practical Preschool, October 2003

Check out illustrator Randy Cecil's website at www.RandyCecil.com

Download ONE IS A SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB worksheets.

Worksheet I simple math
Worksheet II intermediate math
Worksheet III advanced problem solving
*the above files requier Adobe Acrobat Reader to be viewed and downloaded.
 

"This should appeal to many age groups the very young for the visual delight, through those just learning to count to ten, to those on to multiplication."
-Philippa Logan, The Oxford Times

"'Imaginative, effortless way to make first encounters with number fun."
-Parentwise

"Get the book! A super addition to any infant library!"
-Prue Goodwin, School Librarian, Autumn 2003

"It became clear that addition and multiplication could also be learned here, as well as basic one-by-one counting..."
-feature article 'Snails are a good, slow starter to learning sums,' Evening Echo