Books with author Christine Coirault

One friendly frog, two chirping birds, three fuzzy bunnies — in this book children can enjoy learning to count with delightful creatures as guides. In addition to the large, easy-to-read English number-words, Gymboree Counting teachers the ins and outs of one through ten in Spanish, Italian, French, and German, with pronunciation guides for each number. Bright colors and rhythmic text make this an ideal book for both learning and parent-child bonding.

This charming introduction to the ABCs features large, easy-to-read letters shown in both upper and lower case. Each letter appears by itself and in a word, allowing little ones to see it in action. Turning from the A in airplane to the Z in zebra, and all of the letters in between, Gymboree Alphabet engages and entertains youngsters as they master this essential language building block.

Shapes are all around us, and this guide for small children helps them make sense of these forms. From oval balloons to diamond kites, this vibrant book encourages children to identify the figures that comprise their world. Each shape is named in four different languages, and the book includes a pronunciation guide to encourage multi-lingual learning for small children.

When Zero realized that he did not have any value he became very sad and tried to fit in where he did not belong. This story tells what happens when The Zero decides to cooperate."Why the Zero was Sad" was written to give a creative look at the numbers from zero to ten. It will help young children learn to count in an amusing way, and also introduce young children to the rhyming of words.