A harlequin clown main character in this book is what makes the book qualify with a number circus theme. I found this particular clown ‘creepy’.

The book itself is good on several levels. Each numeral from one to five has a page of its own. Each numeral is represented with an embossed spot the reader can touch, there are items to count, and the numeral is written in word form. I did not like the numeral represented by the clown(s)  contorted into the shape of the numeral.  The set of objects to count, often behind a window to open, is good, but not from a library longevity point-of-view. Once the reader reaches the numeral six, there is a quick one page count to ten, before giving 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 their own page. The six through ten pages have the numbers shown, but in a jumble of overlapping numbers which are not in sequential order.

The windows to open ( I had trouble opening some of them without causing small tears)  and the cut-out shapes do not make this a book suitable for library use, due to poor longevity.