One by one, 10 silly, bouncy, noisy, cuddly, babies come to play all day until (yawn) bedtime. Sleep tight, babies. PreS—Playful babies "spin," "bounce," and "hop" across the pages of this winsome counting book. The jaunty rhyme adds to the fun and anticipation: "5 jiggly babies wriggle their toes. Along comes another…." On the following page a sidebar reveals that the new friend "…wiggles her nose!" This youngster then joins in as "6 hungry babies sip and chew." Katz's gouache, colored-pencil, and collage illustrations feature her signature roundheaded characters. The backgrounds artfully combine complementary colors and patterns. After the multicultural chums splash in the tub and put on their pj's, they fall asleep in 10 cozy beds. A good choice for storytimes.— Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. With hugs and tickles to point to, act out, and count, the author of Counting Kisses (2001) and Mommy Hugs (2006) creates another simple chanting rhyme for the very young child. Beginning with “1 tiny baby who starts to run. Along comes another . . . to have some fun,” and following along through a day that ends with 8 cuddly babies putting on pj’s, 9 drowsy babies who crawl to bed, and 10 babies fast asleep, the folk art collages, very colorful, will bring little ones back to the book over and over again. One delightful spread shows the 10 tiny feet of 5 babies, who are wriggling their toes; of course, little listeners and lookers will want to do the same. --Hazel Rochman Karen Katz has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestselling Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? . After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Her book Counting Kisses was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Scholastic Parent & Child and was a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Karen, her husband Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York. Learn more about Karen Katz at KarenKatz.com.