Ten Black Dots: A Creative Counting Story About Shapes and Imagination for Children (Ages 4–8)

I bought this book to help teach my toddler how to count and she really enjoys it! The illustrations are simple yet perfect for teaching children to count. It is really easy to follow and count the black dots on each page. I would highly recommend this book!

Simple text, bright illustrations

One of my favorite books. Simple and lots of craft ideas to go with it. The book is a nice paperback. It is easy to read and keeps those preschoolers engaged.

This is a great counting book for any toddler and small child. Going from one to ten, Mr. Crews uses black dots to represent things children can see day-to-day. My 2-yr-old found this book at our local library. He wanted to read it so often that I bought a copy for home. Now we read it almost every day & he never seems to get bored. This is an older book & the pictures/images reflect this-- the (obsolete) radio with four black dots for its knobs is an example. However, it still resonates with children and my son enjoys each page. His favorite page has the six marbles in a person's hands. I can't turn the page until he has put his hands on the pages to pretend he's holding the marbles as well. He also loves the last page with ten balloons flying away after being stuck in a tree. He insists on counting all ten balloons before we turn the page. The end of the book "reviews" the dots from one to ten and is a nice way to review counting from one to ten and beyond. The book is great for counting as well as early reading.

My two year old grandson is very taken with this book. The graphics are terrific.

When I first flipped through the book my first impression was lukewarm since the illustrations aren’t exactly top notch. Once the little one got into it though I started to realize the simplistic beauty of it all. It is regularly picked to read now and is a great book for taking tangents to discuss numbers and various things. It is a bit dated though (who has a radio with knobs or a piggy bank with pennies now) so I’m not sure if it makes my highly recommended list.

I used this book with my preschool and kindergarten students. They really enjoyed the story and doing the activity afterwards.

This is an easy read for a child just learning to read. My son is in preschool an after a couple times reading this book to him, he learned how to read every single word in this book from beginning to end, on his own. This was the very first book he can read by himself. The pictures simple, but very relatable to him. It combines counting and a good story to go with. Just a great book!

Bello

This book is very engaging for young children and makes counting fun. The illustrations are colorful and creative, turning simple dots into different objects and animals. It helps kids practice numbers while keeping them entertained. A great learning book that does not feel like homework.

As a teacher of 4-5 year olds, Ten Black Dots has been a fantastic tool for introducing the concept of subitizing in my math lessons. The simple, repetitive structure of the book helps young children quickly recognize numbers up to ten without having to count each individual item. The bright illustrations and engaging story make learning fun and accessible for little ones. It’s been a great resource for building number sense and laying the foundation for more advanced math concepts. I highly recommend Ten Black Dots to any early years educator looking to support their students’ mathematical development in an enjoyable way!

simple, great for first counting, the illustrations don't seem to appear as old-fashioned to children as they do to grown-ups; stick black dot stickers on a sheet of paper and see what your child makes of it!

Love this book so much. Brilliant to reinforce early number with young children. I use it in my nursery class with little black gems.