Ten, Nine, Eight - Molly Bang

Ten small toes all washed and warm . . . Nine soft friends in a quiet room . . . A father prepares his little girl for bed with a warm and reassuring countdown to the land of dreams. A loving family picture book.--Boston Globe. Caldecott Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Book. Full-color illustrations. A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Book A bedtime book and a counting book! A delightful bedtime book.-- New York Times Acclaimed author Molly Bang shares the going-to-bed countdown in a loving family. Ten small toes all washed and warm, begins the story, and then young readers journey toward tuck-in time, counting down along with the story's African-American father and daughter. In the satisfying conclusion, one little sleepyhead settles in for the night. An award-winning classic, Ten, Nine, Eight has been comforting and delighting children and their parents for more than thirty years. This beguiling picture book, with a palette of eye-filling colors, appears to arise naturally from the love binding a father and his little 'big' girl who turn bedtime into playtime with a rhyming game.-- Publishers Weekly