Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
By Mem Fox. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury.
2008. 34p. Harcourt, $16.99 (9780547366203)
2008. 34p. Harcourt, $16.99 (9780547366203)
Age Group: Baby to Toddler
Genre: Fiction
Genre: Fiction
Awards:New York Times bestseller lists for 18 weeks in 2008/2009
September 2009 it was on the top of Oprah’s list of best books for
children aged 0-2.
Subjects/Themes: Babies, Toes, Fingers
Subjects/Themes: Babies, Toes, Fingers
ELS promoted: Print motivation, phonological awareness
Format: Picture book
Format: Picture book
Annotation:
Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.
Rhyming text compares babies born in different places and in different circumstances, but they all share the commonality of ten little fingers and ten little toes.
Reactions/Observations:
This book uses rhyming text to share a poem about babies from around the world and the families that love them. Fox repeats the phrase that each baby has ten little fingers and ten little toes. The repeated stanza creates a rhythm for the book. Oxenbury's illustrations are warm and friendly. Each of the stanzas introduces new babies but incorporates the babies from the previous stanzas. Readers are able to deduce their international backgrounds from the clothes they are wearing.
This book is great for babies and toddlers alike. Parents are able to interact with their child and the book by pointing out their fingers and toes to the child. The pictures and the actions in the poem keep the focus of the book on the child. I highly recommend this book as a must have for any nursery.
This book uses rhyming text to share a poem about babies from around the world and the families that love them. Fox repeats the phrase that each baby has ten little fingers and ten little toes. The repeated stanza creates a rhythm for the book. Oxenbury's illustrations are warm and friendly. Each of the stanzas introduces new babies but incorporates the babies from the previous stanzas. Readers are able to deduce their international backgrounds from the clothes they are wearing.
This book is great for babies and toddlers alike. Parents are able to interact with their child and the book by pointing out their fingers and toes to the child. The pictures and the actions in the poem keep the focus of the book on the child. I highly recommend this book as a must have for any nursery.
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