ONE PRICKLY PORCUPINE Odette Johnson and Bruce Johnson Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1991. 32pp, laminated boards, $14.95 ISBN 0-19-540834-9. CIP. Pre-school to Grade 1 /Ages 3 to 6 Reviewed by Irene Aubrey Volume 20 Number 1 1992 January This delightful, humorous counting book, from one to twenty, features an array of zany animals who help an amiable giant celebrate his twentieth birthday. All the animals are intriguing (from the "one prickly porcupine peeking past a hair" to the "twenty little lightning bugs lighting up a cake") as they move and frolic from the top of the giant's head to the tip of his toes. The text, full of alliteration, is light-hearted. Young children will marvel at the sound of the words and enjoy repeating them. The illustrations, done in plasticine, are brimming with life. The detail is exquisite, and the colour, bright and bold. Irene Aubrey, National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.