"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.