How many kisses does a tired baby need? Count and kiss along with this bedtime book, now in a sturdy format perfect for the youngest readers.

"[T]his delightful book has a charm all its own and will surely become a standard at baby and toddler storytimes." School Library Journal

"Every person and creature pictured is appealing and the story captures the feeling of the unconditional love that family members feel for a new baby." Children's Literature

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Now in a board book format, this "Child" magazine Best Book of the Year reveals how many kisses it takes for a mother to say goodnight to her little one. Full color.

Karen Katz has always made art. Posters, quilts, costumes, prints, sculpture, painting, collage, book illustration and design. 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. She began doing folk sculpture and working with fabrics. Karen is influenced by Chagall and Matisse as well as folk art. Her book, Counting Kisses, was a Children&iacute;s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2002 Gold Seal Award Winner. Karen, husband, Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Woodstock, New York.Karen Katz has always made art. Posters, quilts, costumes, prints, sculpture, painting, collage, book illustration and design. 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. She began doing folk sculpture and working with fabrics. Karen is influenced by Chagall and Matisse as well as folk art. Her book, Counting Kisses, was a Children&iacute;s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2002 Gold Seal Award Winner. Karen, husband, Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Woodstock, New York.