Book Review - How Many Hearts

A Counting Book for Valentine Fun

© Lynn Moore

Feb 7, 2007

Are you looking for the perfect valentine gift for a child with special needs? Consider How Many Hearts by Chuck Murphy.


Early on children learn shapes (initially: circle, square, triangle, heart, star; later: oval, rectangle, octagon). Being able to visually distinguish between different shapes will later help in learning to distinguish between numbers in math and between letters and word patterns as they learn to read.

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to focus on hearts! How Many Hearts (a Razzle Dazzle Book) engages young learners because of the shiny, foil-like hearts on each page. As parents and children read the pages they can practice number recognition because each page shows a picture many of hearts, a numeral, and a print number. The numbers range from one to ten. The pictures created with the hearts also offer great vocabulary practice: sucker, fish, clover, darts, lady bug, balloons, flower, squirrel, bee, nuts, butterflies, candy, boy, and girl.

This delightful book is small with easy-to-turn board book pages. I encourage you to check out this valentine treat at your local bookstore.

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