One little girl wakes up to a wondrous fairy-tale world. She spies two dancing feet from the Golden Goose tale, three hungry bears just visited by Goldilocks, and four royal mattresses between the Princess and the Pea. Simple in format, with many objects to count on each colorful page, 1 2 3 is just right for children learning their numbers 1 through 10. As in her ABC and Picture This . . . , acclaimed as “beautiful,” “inventive,” and “marvelous,” Alison Jay captivates with this clever work of art, treating readers of all ages to visual surprises, scenes from ten favorite fairy tales, and witty stories-within-stories.
Alison Jay的書具有鮮明的個人風格，底圖皆如同​​蛋殼般，會有龜裂的背景，作者用了一種Alkyd（醇酸樹脂）在畫布表面做一層快速涂抹，就有這樣的效果，作品看起來別有味道。這一本書是數數書，畫面中細節極其豐富，可以帶著孩子一邊數數，一邊找出可愛的童話故事人物(小紅帽/金發女孩和三只熊/三只小豬/青蛙王子/丑小鴨/姜餅人/杰克與豌豆/吹笛人/灰姑娘/白雪公主/糖果屋/睡美人/豌豆公主/紅舞鞋)，​​書中背景還隱藏很多的數字密碼，陪孩子一起快樂閱讀！

Starred Review. In a sumptuous companion to her A B C, Jay takes readers on an enchanted journey from 1 to 10 and back again, with help from fairy tale figures. A quartet of self-satisfied frog princes impressively embody the number 4, while a plate of gingerbread men—including one poised for escape—represent the number 6. (Other counting opportunities abound in the backgrounds.) As in the previous book, Jay unspools a story-within-the-primer. One little girl, who has fallen asleep while reading, is transported to the magical landscape on the wings of the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg; this same bird serves as her chaperone as she visits the subsequent scenes as an amazed onlooker. At number 9, the goose is reunited with her precious-metal eggs, and the girl finds herself cast as Little Red Riding Hood and other heroines as the numbers reach 10 and head back to 1. Close attention will reveal other links; for example, the view of Jack's beanstalk (created from seven magic beans) also includes one of the eight rats who figure prominently in the following spread, inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The pictures are a wonder to behold: Jay's flattened perspectives, gently faded colors, crackle-glaze finishes and lean, angular characterizations vaguely evoke the dreamy, ambiguous narrative qualities of medieval art.