Toddler-PreS-This clever picture book celebrates bedtime and math. A diverse group of toddlers and adults are counting their way to bed in different rooms of the house. Each spread introduces a number as a child bids familiar objects good night. For example, for the number three, the text states, "Goodnight three wheels./Goodnight, three cans./Goodnight, all trucks/and pots and pans." The watercolor and digital illustrations elevate this title above most concept books by providing multiple examples of the number in question. For instance, for the number six, there are six snaps on the child's pajamas, six dots on the lampshade, and six blocks. Detail-oriented readers will love poring over these small nuances and counting everything on the various pages. VERDICT A winner for bedtimes or storytimes focusing on counting. A first purchase for libraries.-Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, WI © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Actor and author McKellar (Math Doesn't Suck) brings her enthusiasm for mathematics to a younger crowd in this gentle and well-executed counting book. As the book proceeds from one to 10, cherubic toddlers of various ethnicities interact with their parents and surroundings: "Goodnight, four paws./ Goodnight, kitty cat./ Goodnight, four froggies/ on the bathroom mat," writes McKellar as one father runs a bubble bath for his daughter. Padrón's (Little Fox, Lost) cozy watercolor vignettes are stuffed with objects to count, providing bountiful opportunities to explore each number in depth, and closing notes offers tips for adults hoping to encourage kids' interest in math. Ages 2-5. Author's agent: Laura Nolan, Kuhn Projects. Illustrator's agent: Minju Chang, Bookstop Literary. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Multitalented McKellar has established herself as a passionate advocate of making math fun and engaging, and this is her first foray into picture books. Here children go through various bedtime rituals while saying good night to numbers in rhyme. The text is comprised of four lines per two-page spread and has a similarly simple, quiet feel as Margaret Wise Brown's iconic Goodnight Moon. Goodnight, four paws. / Goodnight, kitty cat. / Goodnight, four froggies / on the bathroom mat. The illustrations, done in gentle and soft colors, show diverse families getting ready for bed, and they very cleverly incorporate the numbers not only do the pictures reflect the text, but there are plenty of other objects in the spread to count as well, which reinforces counting skills and numeracy just as much as literacy. This extends to even the endpapers of the book, which have numbers written in different languages. The smaller illustrations lend this more to one-on-one sharing than a large storytime, but for such a simple concept, there is a lot to count on.--Linsenmeyer, Erin Copyright 2017 Booklist

Each spread introduces a number ("Good night, four paws. / Good night, kitty cat. / Goodnight, four froggies / on the bathroom mat"), while soft bedtime scenes contain what's described plus corresponding sets of objects (four rubber ducks, four towels, etc.). Though the rhyming text is lackluster, kids may enjoy scouring the pictures for items to count. Notes provide adult-aimed tips for using the purposeful book. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.