Every page is awash in color, with even the text-only pages steeped in a rainbow selection of colors, from soft periwinkle to sunshine yellow. The full-bleed illustrations are presented in a kaleidoscopic swirl of vibrant color combinations. By highlighting everything from button noses to delicate ears, she provides young readers with an opportunity to learn and identify various parts of their own anatomies. Katz focuses on the plethora of precious attributes that make babies, even cranky and tired ones, so lovable. To further reinforce the number introduced, tiny pink hearts in the appropriate amount accompany each verse, along with the numeral, highlighted in boldly colored, oversized text. In joy-filled free verse, Katz ( The Colors of Us, 1999, etc.) introduces readers to the numbers ten through one, beginning with ten kisses for ten little toes and concluding with a final salute on one snoozy noggin. Which reminds me of how far we still have to go in how we treat little girls and boys.A tired tot is bundled off to bed with a bevy of smooches from family members in this comforting countdown tale. But I can't honestly envision the little guy's dad reading him this concoction of pink hearts and hair ribbons.
It's not like little boys will be hurt by seeing some pink every now and then. Of course girls have had to read guys' books since the dawn of time, so I personally wouldn't mind this at all. Since I'm currently looking for bedtime stories for a friend's little boy, I'm a little disappointed that this sweet book is so obviously geared towards girls. Good for babies' and toddlers' bedtime routines.
This book reminds me of that: baby gets ten kisses on her toes and then we count down to that last, single kiss "on your sleepy, dreamy head." A lovely progression that starts with tickly, silly fun (because how could ten toe kisses not be tickly, silly fun?!), and ends with peaceful sleepy relaxation. You can start with your forehead and work your way down to your toes, or vice versa. There's a type of meditation practice that teaches you to methodically relax your entire body (and mind) by tightening, and then relaxing, one muscle group at a time.
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