How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? [Hardcover]

Varsha Bajaj (Author), Ivan Bates (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

"How many kisses do you want tonight?" the animals ask, snuggling critters tight. This adorable counting bedtime book celebrates the special ritual of goodnight kisses. Children and baby animals request from one to a million kisses from their parents when they settle in for the night. The simple, rhyming text makes for a perfect read aloud.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS-Another delightful bedtime story in the vein of Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1995). A succession of animal moms and dads asks their babies how many kisses they want, and the youngsters' responses count upward from Little Bear's one kiss on his "soft, brown hair" to Little Bunny's 10 kisses on his "floppy ears and… eyes." A little girl and boy round out the tale, asking for a hundred and a million smooches, respectively. The rhyming text maintains a gentle flow, but the real attraction here is the beautiful watercolor and colored-pencil artwork, which is full of vibrant, night-hued colors that bring the animals and their expressions to life. This book is sure to be an instant sleepy-time favorite.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia
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From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 1. From bear to butterfly to snake, 10 animal parents--some moms, some dads--ask their little ones the title question: "'How many kisses do you want, young fellow?' Mommy Duck asks, fluffing Little Duck yellow." "'I want TWO,' he says with a quack. 'One on my beak and one on my back.'" Each response is well matched to the creature; Little Spider, for example, wants eight kisses, one for each leg. The game continues until a human Daddy poses the question to his "princess pink" and a Mommy asks it of her "brave knight." "'I want a HUNDRED,' says the little girl. 'One on my nose and one on each curl.'"; "'I want a MILLION,' [the boy] says with delight. Finishing his book, he says good night." The soft-toned watercolor-and-colored-pencil double-spreads have a snuggly feel that reinforces the gentle tone of the text. The kisses, the counting, and the rhymes will have youngsters itching to participate in the action; the last page, which addresses the question right to young listeners, will get things started. Julie Cummins
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316823813
• ISBN-13: 978-0316823814
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 0.4 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to read at bedtime, May 30, 2004

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This review is from: How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? (Hardcover)

This is an awesome book to read to your child when it's time to go bed. It has a lot of descriptive words such as snuggling, hugging, nuzzling, slithering, etc. The story is about animals getting ready for bed and their parent asking how many kisses do they want? Our family loved the illustrations, rhyme, and counting kisses.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top favorite for Parent and Child, November 18, 2007

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Jamie "LMT & MOM" (IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? (Hardcover)

This book should be in every toddlers collection. Counting, rhyming, and animals, can't get much better than that! After counting to ten with animals, a girl says she want 100 kisses, one in each curl. A boy tells his mom he wants a million, then it asks how many kisses do you (your child) want tonight. My daughter loves to tell me, and then get her number of kisses!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top five children's books, August 12, 2007

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This review is from: How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? (Hardcover)

I have purchased several of these books for expectant mothers to make sure as many children and parents as possible have a chance to share in the fun and loving theme of this book. I have five grandchildren and this is one of their favorites....as well as mine.