Ten Birds is a picture book written and illustrated by Cybèle Young and published in 2011. The children’s fable is about ten birds trying to find a way to cross the river. Using numbers and clever ways of thinking, the birds cross the river one at a time. The story is aimed towards children in grades 1-3 to teach them valuable skills, from counting to the importance of critical thinking.Cybèle’s book received the 2011 Governor General's Awards . Illustrations in the book were drawn with pen and ink, making the pictures very intricate as well as black and white.