A year can be counted as 365 days (366 in a leap year!), or 52 weeks, or 12 months, of course. It can also be counted by hours (8,760), minutes (525,600), or seconds (31,536,000). But why stop there? Other ways of counting a year in this playful picture book range from straightforward (365 good mornings and good nights) to silly (365 clean pairs of underwear, “hopefully”); messy (“52 Friday night movie popcorn spills”) to sublime (“52 sleep-in Saturdays). The range of examples invites readers and listeners to come up with ideas inspired by the context of their own lives to create “1 marvelous collage of 1 year in the life of you.” Brightly colored digital illustrations provide a cheerful backdrop for this creative concept book. (Ages 4–7)

Explore different numerical breakdowns of a year in this playful concept picture book that introduces numbers big and small in creative ways, all adding up to a wonderful 365 days!

A year can feel like a really, really long time. One trip around the sun. Twelve months. Fifty-two weeks. 365 days. 31,535,000 seconds. It seems like forever, so let’s break it down! A year is made up of 365 “Good mornings.” It’s fifty-two Friday night movie nights, twelve calendar backgrounds, and one special birthday wish. Time passes in so many fun and exciting ways—come explore them!