**Lyrical, expressive, varied, and excellent for reading out loud.
- School Library Journal, starred review**
Counting down from ten to one, a girl and a boy empty the night sky of
fireflies as -- counting up from one to ten -- they fill their jar with
them. But once captured, the fireflies' light flickers and fades, so in
a generous good-night gesture, the children release them.
Luminous pictures and a chant-aloud text combine to make this two-way
counting book as joyous and magical as catching fireflies on a summer
night.
A book quietly luminous as its subject.
Elegant mathematical simplicity and careful rhyme, illustrated in
keeping with its nocturnal theme and bedtime role.
National Parenting Publications Awards, Gold Medal, 1995
Smithsonian Magazine Notable Books for Children, 1995
Booklinks Salutes a Few Good Books, 1995
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists