Grandpa Gazillion and Hildegarde show many different uses for the numbers one through twenty at their number yard.

"Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens--and always counting on each other--children are encouraged to recognize the value of their community, the joys inherent in healthy eco-friendly activities, and the agency they posses to make change. A broad and inspiring vision of diversity is told through stories in words and pictures. And of course, there is a duck to find on every page!

An old man continues to chase away the love-seeking homeless cats who take up residence on his front porch in growing numbers.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text invite the reader to count chickens, from one standing guard to ten drooping and dragging their way back to the coop after breaking out for a night of fun.

Teddy bears introduce numbers from one to twelve, as well as colors and shapes.

Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.

Introduces the numbers and counting from one to one hundred as Willy Bunny counts all the things he sees in one day.

When a polar bear brags about how very big he is, a succession of other animals, from two walruses to six sardines, demonstrates that they are just as big.

Jessica worries about collecting 100 objects to take to class for the 100th day of school.

Red is so excited that Gwen has laid a nest full of eggs, he rushes out to buy a worm to feed each of the increasing number of chicks as they hatch.