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A magpie collects interesting items and brings them to his nest. A field mouse brings him a pretty marble, and then he has something. He finds a Lego block and a coin, adds them to his nest, and then he has a few. The addition of some keys and beads give his "more". And more, and more, and lots, and plenty. Soon he has too much and the branch bearing the weight of his nest gives way. Now mapgie has less. But enough. Yes, he has just enough.

I love this simple, beautiful book for helping our littlest littles gain an understanding of quantities and number sense. The beautifully-detailed illustrations full of humor are a bonus. I do have a question that remains unanswered: what is the significance of the band around the magpie's leg? Obviously, he has been banded by scientists somewhere--the number on the band is even clear--but there is no explanation. I'm curious.