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Author:   Mem Fox ,  Helen Oxenbury
Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Imprint:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Dimensions:   Width: 27.30cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9780547581033

ISBN 10:   0547581033
Pages:   38
Publication Date:   13 February 2012
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Board book
Publisher's Status:   Active
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<p> This gently lilting read-aloud is just right for bedtime, or anytime your child could use a little extra comfort. You'll go ga-ga yourself over the adorable watercolors of babies around the world. --Parenting, September 2008<p> Put two titans of kids' books together for the first time, and what do you get (besides the urge to shout, What took you so long? )? The answer: an instant classic . . . there's real magic at work here. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review<p> Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes gently presents--but never preaches--a satisfying lesson about humanity and international harmony. -- BookPage <p> A standout for its beautiful simplicity, this picture-book collaboration between Fox and Oxenbury aims a message of diversity and tolerance at very young children. . . . Clusters of adorable mulitcultural babies from around the world toddle across the pages until just one child receives three kisses on the nose from her loving mom, a sweet gesture that parents w

<p> This gently lilting read-aloud is just right for bedtime, or anytime your child could use a little extra comfort. You'll go ga-ga yourself over the adorable watercolors of babies around the world. --Parenting, September 2008<p> Put two titans of kids' books together for the first time, and what do you get (besides the urge to shout, What took you so long? )? The answer: an instant classic . . . there's real magic at work here. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review<p> Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes gently presents--but never preaches--a satisfying lesson about humanity and international harmony. -- BookPage <p> A standout for its beautiful simplicity, this picture-book collaboration between Fox and Oxenbury aims a message of diversity and tolerance at very young children. . . . Clusters of adorable mulitcultural babies from around the world toddle across the pages until just one child receives three kisses on the nose from her loving mom, a sweet gesture that parents will want to act out with their own children. A gentle, joyous offering. -- Booklist, starred review<p> Fox's lilting verse just has to be read aloud, and preschoolers will quickly pick up on and join in on the anticipated refrain. Oxenbury's spacious illustrations, featuring her irresistible round-headed tots (and, of course, plenty of chubby baby digits), emphasize the babies' differences and will engage even the youngest listeners in the on-page action. -- The Horn Book Magazine, starred review<p> In 'Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, ' two beloved picture-book creators -- the storyteller Mem Fox and the artist Helen Oxenbury -- merge their talents in a winsome look at babies around the world. --The New York Times Book Review <p> A witty and winsome look at babies around the world that has a toe-tapping refrain: the words sound easy and familiar, as though they have been handed down to children forever. And the story ends with a pitch-perfect moment: one little baby who is

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