Counting Our Way to Maine Author:Maggie Smith First published in 1995 by Orchard Books, this book takes one baby, two dogs, and three bicycles on a journey from the big city to Maine's seacoast. Objects packed for the trip and things seen along the way are all happily counted, finishing in a shining finale as the family tallies 20 fireflies found during their last evening in Maine.
This is more than a counting book. It is the story of a family preparing to go on vacation to Maine and it counts the baby, the dogs, the bicycles, ice creams cones they ate on the way and up to 20. The pictures are marvelous.