Zero

Zero
by Kathryn Otoshi

4-Year-Old: Thumbs Up
Mom: Thumbs Up

Summary: Zero is feeling frustrated. She never gets to count with the rest of the numbers (I think zero is a she in the book).  She tries to look more like other numbers, but it's no use - she can't help being zero.  Then, she has an epiphany. If she places herself next to the other numbers, she can help them all count higher.

 Review: I thought this was a very clever story that helps children conceptualize the value of zero. The story was positive and the character of zero finds her place in the world.  My son had an immediate "Again" reaction.  I think he liked the storyline and  responded to the excitement that zero felt when she could help the numbers count really high - like thousand, ten thousand and one hundred thousand.

If I were a school teacher, I would definitely buy this one for the classroom.