A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Book. A bedtime and 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 storys 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