SynopsisA 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, Twenty years after its first publication, Molly Bang's Caldecott Honor picture book still quietly lures the very youngest child to dreamland. Loving kisses, soft friends, a comfy nightgown with bright round buttons-even the most wide-awake listener won't be able to resist the gentle rhymes of this bedtime countdown. From ten small toes to one big girl tucked snugly under her covers, Ten, Nine, Eight glows with the tender warmth between parent and child. [set burst] 20th Anniversary!, 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
LC Classification NumberPZ8.3.B22 Te 1983