Ten, Nine, Eight: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner – A Classic Bedtime and Counting Story for Kids (Ages 4-8) Hardcover – Picture Book, May 9, 1983

A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable BookA bedtime book and a counting book!“A delightful bedtime book.”—New York TimesAcclaimed author Molly Bang shares the going-to-bed countdown ina loving family. “Ten small toes all washed and warm,” begins the story, and thenyoung readers journey toward tuck-in time, counting down along with the story’sAfrican-American father and daughter.In the satisfying conclusion, one littlesleepyhead 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-fillingcolors, appears to arise naturally from the love binding a father and hislittle ‘big’ girl who turn bedtime into playtime with a rhyming game.”—Publishers Weekly   Read more