ANIMAL COUNTDOWN
Written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
A Neal Porter Book/Holiday House/September 2024
Animals are hiding in this book—can you guess which ones? Lift the frames to find out. When you’ve met all ten, keep reading to learn more about them.
Two-time Caldecott Honoree Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s distinctive artwork entrances in this three-in-one counting book, guessing game, and kid-friendly introduction to some of the Earth’s most interesting endangered creatures.
(awards)
A Kirkus Best Book of 2004
(reviews)
starred review/Kirkus
”Seeger is well established as a master of the concept book, and her latest offering lives up to this reputation for excellence… Seeger’s choice of a countdown provides a subtle message about the dwindling numbers of the portrayed animals, all of which, according to the backmatter, are “threatened or endangered, some critically.” Thumbnails with additional facts about the animals round out this artful, necessary picture book… Count on Seeger for powerful, accessible art for young readers.”
starred review/Publishers Weekly
”Consistently inventive visuals, together with touching animal characterizations—the creatures, all threatened or endangered, often gaze directly into readers’ eyes—and pages made of heavy, smooth paper, make this book intriguing to both hold and behold.”
starred review/Shelf Awareness
”Does Laura Vaccaro Seeger's inventiveness never cease? In Green, Blue, and Red, the two-time Caldecott Honoree employed a die-cut technique to frame and pay tribute to, among other things, aspects of the natural world… Inventive… Painterly… Approachable…”
starred review/Horn Book
”Sturdy flaps; thoughtfully placed and sized die cuts; abundant surprises; and visual delights make a welcome and artistically elevated concept book.”
featured best book Fall ‘24/Wall Street Journal
”Young readers can master counting down from 10 while learning about some of the world's most endangered animals in author-artist Seeger's marvelously illustrated lift-the-flap book.”