Ten birds encounter some strange contraptions and use them to get across the river one by one. Each contraption forms the number of birds left. It is somewhat silly because the birds can fly, and also there is a bridge they can walk across.

This is more than just a book that counts from 1 to 10. It is also a story about ingenuity and creativity as each bird comes up with a fantastical contraption to get across a river. So it not only teaches about numbers, it also sparks a sense of wonder and creativity that small children will love.

This is a wonderful counting story of 10 birds who each use ingenuity and resourcefulness to cross a river. Each time a bird crosses there is a large picture to the right of how the bird is doing it, and to the left there is a picture of the number, and the number of birds left milling around it. ( )

A basic counting book. Ten different birds struggle to cross a river, each bird finding an innovative and individual way of crossing the water. This book teaches young readers that we don't all approach challenges in the same way and that we can arrive at individual conclusions. Each bird is original, yet effective in its style of crossing the river. The last bird doesn't do anything brilliant or dramatic, he just walks across the bridge. His simple, but direct solution shows readers that we all arrive at our destinations in different ways, and that we must find the method of journey that is most appropriate for us individually.

I appreciated how the author created a fable that has different themes and levels ranging from the literal theme of counting and crossing the river to the deeper theme of considering others and the irrelevancy of labeling them. ( )