Ten Tiny Toes

by Caroline Jayne Church, Caroline Jayne Church (Illustrator)

Overview

I LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH, GOOD NIGHT, I LOVE YOU, and now TEN TINY TOES!

Caroline Jayne Church brings her adorable toddler art and lovely rhymes to this joyful twist on the tried-and-true classic, HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES. From ears that wiggle to bellies that giggle, TEN TINY TOES is sure to inspire little ones as they learn to celebrate their "mouth, ears, eyes, nose, and a love that grows and grows."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545536011
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Series:	Caroline Jayne Church
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	53,474
Product dimensions:	6.86(w) x 8.04(h) x 0.65(d)
Lexile:	AD180L (what's this?)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Caroline Jayne Church was a bestselling author and illustrator. Some of her bestselling titles include I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, How Do I Love You? (Je t'aime comme...) by Marion Dane Bauer, You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis, and Good Night, I Love You (Bonne nuit, je t'aime!).

Editorial Reviews

11/25/2013
Church aims to get readers up and moving with action-driven rhymes and a fuzzyheaded toddler who, along with his teddy bear, is happy to provide a demonstration. “Touch your toes,/ bend down low./ Touch your legs,/ up you go,” writes Church as boy and bear, drawn in her characteristic cartoon style, stand facing each other, smiling as they upright themselves. “Mouth, ears,/ eyes, nose,/ arms, belly, legs,/ ten tiny toes,” reads the book’s refrain. Brightly colored, lightly speckled back-drops keep the focus on this affectionate, rosy-cheeked twosome as they take readers on an enthusiastic tour of the body’s capabilities. Ages 3–up. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

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From the Publisher

2013-12-24
A playful exploration of the body for the littlest learners.This deceptively simple offering engages toddlers by asking them to participate in the fun by identifying various parts of their bodies and moving them about: "Touch your ears, make them wiggle. / Touch your belly, laugh and giggle. // Touch your mouth, open wide. / Touch your arms, wave side to side." Periodically, the action is interrupted by a catalog of body parts in the form of a catchy refrain: "Mouth, ears, eyes, nose, // arms, belly, legs, / and ten tiny toes!" The brief, lyrical text, the opportunities for interactivity and the focus on a subject dear to toddlers' hearts—themselves and all their glorious parts—make this a candidate for repeat readings. The illustrations feature a happy, shaggy-haired Caucasian toddler and his little teddy bear. The backgrounds are kept simple, focusing readers' attention on the little one as he explores his body as the text directs. In a sweet conclusion, the toddler embraces his teddy, no body part to highlight here—only "a love that grows and grows."Great fun for one-on-one sharing and a perfect toddler storytime selection. (Board book. 3 mos.-3)

Kirkus Reviews