Ten Rosy Roses Author:Eve Merriam Ten rosy roses standing in a line, — Jan picks one and now there are nine. . . .In this colorful counting game, ten rosy roses disappear before our eyes and one happy schoolteacher gets a big surprise. Roses couldn't be rosier than they are in Julia Gorton's warm, bright illustrations, where all the charming pickers have distinct smiles an... more »d personalities. Eve Merriam's verse tells the story of this cozy rose garden in fourteen lines that will have children everywhere counting down from ten to zero at the drop of a petal.« less