One Gorilla: A Counting Book

“Browne’s exquisite precision with delicate hatching of fur and careful stippled delineation of facial lines becomes jubilant with color and personality.� — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant counting book the author-illustrator outdoes himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons macaques to mandrills ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette exquisite attention to detail and quirky flair for facial expressions Anthony Browne slyly extends the basic number concept into a look at similarities and differences—portraying an extended family we can count ourselves part of.