Fox, Mem. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. New York: Clarion Books, 2008.

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Summary

From two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, here is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all you’ll want to do is go back to the beginning . . . and read it again! This padded board book is perfect for the little ones.

The luminous watercolor illustrations of these roly-poly little ones from a variety of backgrounds are adorable, quirky, and true to life, right down to the wrinkles, dimples, and pudges in their completely squishable arms, legs, and tummies.

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than stubby baby fingers and chubby baby toes. This is a counting book for little ones and the grown-ups around them to share and chant along to.

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My Kid Review

Mem Fox teaches a subtle lesson of similarities in spite of our differences. The simple story looks at different locations where babies were born. Illustrator Helen Oxenbury includes a diversity of skin tones in her pictures. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes is a great board book for babies and toddlers.

Because it is a board book, I would not place it in a K-12 Christian school library. 

I received a complimentary copy of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. This is my honest review.

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