Count With the Sea

Emilia Ilke

One lighthouse, two sailors, three crabs… a clever book for our youngest about the numbers from one to ten with the sea as its theme. In Count With the Sea, crisply cut-out numbers in varying colors are combined with youthful illustrations of boats, swimmers, fish, and seashells. On certain spreads, the numbers are hidden behind punched-out compartments – and it’s up to the reader to find them!

Emilia Ilke (b. 1984) is an artist and stylist. She was educated at Gerlesborgs School. Count With the Sea is her first children’s book.

Press voices 

“There are a lot to explore and fantasise about. The books peak is the three coffee drinking crabs that among sharp edges and bushy brush strokes compels to laughter. It is a nice debut that makes me curios on Ilkes next step.” Jonna Fries, Kristianstadsbladet

“Ilke, who is a graphic designer, has through this children’s book debut created a playful and aesthetic book that makes the children discover numbers, quantity, amount, shapes and patterns – that math is present in everyday life, and absolutely at a day by the sea. You can count everything.” Susanne Sandström, Bazar Masarin

“This is beautiful and playful with both crabs that drinks coffee and hidden numbers. Fun for many children to take part of words like flounder, sailors and jellyfish. Though, it is required that the adult co-reader knows what the things are called because the book dosent have text. Wating with excitement for the next book of Emilia Ilke.” Bibliotekssatsningen