**Found in the 20th Century Children's Book Treasury**

A simple and sweet counting book. ( )

Molly made a countdown book to help kids learn to count. Each number accounts to a quantity of objects or things.

Genre
Bedtime stories
Classics
Counting books
Picture books for children
Songs
Tone
Quiet
Illustration
Folk-art style
Subject
African American families
Bedtime
Counting

This book counts backwards. ( )

diverse picture book (toddlers 18 months-3yrs; counting).
* Book prominently features diverse characters: Yes, an African-American boy and dad.
* Would work for a toddler storytime (18mos-3 years): Somewhat. Yes, the text is short and sweet and the interactivity is provided by the counting if you want to stretch it longer. The pictures are a bit detailed/small for a storytime crowd though, I'd like to see this in an enlarged format (and there would still be places where the reader will really need to look to find the 10th small mousey friend, or even the five tiny buttons. This could work for a small storytime group, but not more than 4-5 kids. It definitely works for one-on-one.
* Book works well with counting theme: Yes. ( )