Numberblocks 99 ((better))

"Think about it," said Ten, striding over. "I’m ten rows of one. But you? You are nine rows of eleven. Or eleven rows of nine. That’s not just a box. That’s a grid . A grid full of possibilities."

He made the tens form a staircase: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90. And the nine leftover ones? He sprinkled them like droplets over the staircase.