Ten Times Better

Ten Times Better, by Michelson.New York Public Library "Children's Books, 2000 - 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.""...an imaginative numbers book that picks up where most others leave off. Michelson's jocular verse injects plenty of laughs into the calculations, while Baskin's jaunty, detailed watercolors deploy a sophisticated palette of muted autumnal hues." --Publishers Weekly, 7/31/00Starred Review! "Paintings full of freshness and spirit, poems whimsical and sly, and yes, even a bit of mathematics all make this book irresistible...The wordplay is completely engaging, and artist Baskin triumps again with evocative and often startling animal images in a muted palette." --Kirkus Reviews 8/15/00"The versus read aloud well, and the varied and off-center layouts (including a pull-out for the final page) are pleasing also from a distance, making this a good choice for story times...Additional facts, questions, and answers about each animal at the end (with an index) should be fun for individual readers. Baskin's vibrant, eerie, and humorous watercolors are a great enhancement to the intricately playful verses." -School Library Journal 10/00"...a clever concept for a counting book, and the rhyming text adds to the fun. Baskin's watercolor illustrations, lovely as always to look at... In a lavish gesture, the last page is a gatefold filled with 100 humble bumblebees. The temptation to count is irresistible." --Booklist, 10/1/00