Roseanne Thong's One Is A Drummer is a counting book with lovely illustrations. The story teaches a bit about Chinese culture and even includes a glossary of Chinese terms. It focuses on lessons about the days of the week and the different seasons, which makes it as educational as it is beautiful.

The simple rhymes and vibrant illustrations will engage your child. Since there is a lot of repetition of numbers in text and pictures, the book packs in a lot of counting. This is a great book to take along on car trips or errands.

My niece Audrey and I read this book, and she thought that all of the illustrations were very interesting. It also gave her a better understanding of numbers and counting. After we finished reading, we started counting different items around the house to reinforce the lesson. This is a great book that demonstrates that there is a whole world of things to be counted.

--Eve

Roseanne Thong was born in Southern California, but has lived in Asia for more than 15 years. In addition to being one of Hong Kong's leading resident authors of children's books, she has worked as a journalist and teacher, and currently teaches English at Hong Kong University's School of Continuing and Professional Education. She previously taught elementary, secondary and university students in California, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam.