Some of These Are Snails

Reach for this book when your child is starting to notice how things are organized or when they seem stuck in rigid 'either/or' thinking. It is a brilliant tool for the preschooler who is beginning to categorize the world but needs a gentle nudge to see that one thing can belong to many different groups at once. Through vibrant colors and bold geometric shapes, Carter Higgins explores the logic of sets and subsets. The book moves beyond simple counting to look at quantifiers and comparatives, teaching children that a snail can be both 'a snail' and 'something spotted' or 'something square.' It fosters a sense of intellectual play and self-confidence by showing that there is no one 'right' way to look at a group of objects. It is a sophisticated yet accessible choice for building early math skills and cognitive flexibility.