Night Time Numbers: A Scary Counting Book (by Susan L. Roth)

What child isn't fascinated by skeletons, spiders, and the other scary folk usually associated with Halloween? This book successfully uses that attraction to tell an engaging bedtime tale -- and to reinforce the concepts of counting and basic addition in the process. Once the "nightmare monsters" -- including bats, goblins, and witches -- are located and accounted for, the child (and yours) can rest, knowing that goodness (in the form of angels, and her mother) is all around, keeping the sleeping child safe from harm.

Although the multitextured collages can be a bit abstract, most children can easily identify (and, with help, count) the creatures from page to page. From the very first page (when the mother asks her child, "What do you see in the backyard tonight?") young children of all ages are enthralled.