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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, 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...more
This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 2008
by Harcourt Children's Books
(first published November 28th 1979)
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A book about what all infants, regardless of circumstances, allegedly have in common. It is noticeable that among all the various circumstances in which the subjects are born, none are from either Bhopal or East Anglia.
I resisted this one unfairly because of the title and the other reviews. I figured it was another sweet, well-meaning, "we are all alike and so let's all get along" sort of book. Well it is all that, but so much more too.
Fox's simple yet perfect verse is perfectly illustrated by Oxenbury's lovely drawings and together they make this a completely and perfectly delightful book. I can only imagine that young children are going to want this book read aloud over and over, they will pour over the ima...more
Fox's simple yet perfect verse is perfectly illustrated by Oxenbury's lovely drawings and together they make this a completely and perfectly delightful book. I can only imagine that young children are going to want this book read aloud over and over, they will pour over the ima...more
The book is a picture book aimed at young readers. It was an easy, enjoyable and cheerful book to read. The moral of the story has a great significance relating to culture. The book embraces all different races and celebrates that everyone is equal and the same but also that they are unique. It begins with a beautiful illustration of a land that is clearly not America and states “there was one little baby who was born far away away” and on the next page it states “and another who was born the ve...more
Grade/Interest Level: Early Childhood/Preschool
Reading Level: N/A
Genre: Picture Book, Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Different babies
Setting: Around the world
POV: Narrator
Summary: This book is very simple with a lot of meaning. The books introduces one little baby who was born far away. And another one who was born on the very next day. Then, it goes on saying both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little fingers, and ten little toes. The pictures display babies of different...more
Reading Level: N/A
Genre: Picture Book, Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Different babies
Setting: Around the world
POV: Narrator
Summary: This book is very simple with a lot of meaning. The books introduces one little baby who was born far away. And another one who was born on the very next day. Then, it goes on saying both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little fingers, and ten little toes. The pictures display babies of different...more
Grade/interest level: Early Childhood/ Preschool
Reading level: N/A
Genre: Picture Book, Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Different babies
Setting: All over the world
POV: Narrator
This book is a very special book because even though it is extremely simple, it has a lot of substance when one looks under the surface. The books starts out, "The was one little baby who was born far away. And another one who was born on the very next day. And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten litt...more
Reading level: N/A
Genre: Picture Book, Multicultural Literature
Main Characters: Different babies
Setting: All over the world
POV: Narrator
This book is a very special book because even though it is extremely simple, it has a lot of substance when one looks under the surface. The books starts out, "The was one little baby who was born far away. And another one who was born on the very next day. And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten litt...more
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury is a sweet message book about everyone being the same inside and all being loved.
Oxenbury's beautiful illustrations feature a multi-ethnic group of roly-poly children. My only illustration quibble is an igloo and a penguin next to it. My favorite images are two crawlers, sneezes and chills, playpen toes, chickens, eight watchers, and final picture.
This title sounded too sweet, but the mostly simple text and repetiti...more
Oxenbury's beautiful illustrations feature a multi-ethnic group of roly-poly children. My only illustration quibble is an igloo and a penguin next to it. My favorite images are two crawlers, sneezes and chills, playpen toes, chickens, eight watchers, and final picture.
This title sounded too sweet, but the mostly simple text and repetiti...more
The story compares a bunch of different babies and where they were born, showing us that we all come from different places. The comparison of two babies is always followed by the statement, “And both of these babies, as everyone knows, has ten little fingers and ten little toes.” The book then continues on to compare babies but then switches it up when the story points out that one baby in particular is extra special; special and unique to it’s family. The book points out that no matter were we...more
How many fingers do you have?
On my first visit to Cambodia some years back I met a few young people and as we were chatting some made some disparaging remarks about Thai people. 'How many Thai people do you know?' I asked.
'None,' came the answer.
'So, tell me—How many fingers do you have?'
'Ten.'
'Mmmm. Same as Thai people. And what about toes? How many toes do Cambodian people have?'
'Ten.'
'Just like Thais. How many eyes do you have?'
'Two.'
'So do all the Thais I've met. And ears—How many ears do yo...more
On my first visit to Cambodia some years back I met a few young people and as we were chatting some made some disparaging remarks about Thai people. 'How many Thai people do you know?' I asked.
'None,' came the answer.
'So, tell me—How many fingers do you have?'
'Ten.'
'Mmmm. Same as Thai people. And what about toes? How many toes do Cambodian people have?'
'Ten.'
'Just like Thais. How many eyes do you have?'
'Two.'
'So do all the Thais I've met. And ears—How many ears do yo...more
This wonderful book is about how every single baby has ten little fingers as well as ten little toes, and how even though each baby comes from different parts of the world or live in different environments they all have the same number of digets in their hands and feet.
Mem Fox makes each sentence memorable and easy to read, the rythm in the text is constant and fun to read. As the text is either on the bottm or the top of the page it gives room for the illustration to fill the entire page.
The...more
Mem Fox makes each sentence memorable and easy to read, the rythm in the text is constant and fun to read. As the text is either on the bottm or the top of the page it gives room for the illustration to fill the entire page.
The...more
This rhyming book compares 11 babies, each with 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. The illustrations, in Oxenbury’s signature style, feature babies of all complexions and hair colors. There are babies born in the mountains, city babies, and babies who live in tents, but all the babies, regardless of nationality or skin color, have 10 little fingers and 10 little toes.
Perfect for a lap sit storytime, the illustrations show the babies laughing and playing together with close ups on fingers and...more
Perfect for a lap sit storytime, the illustrations show the babies laughing and playing together with close ups on fingers and...more
This Story was about babies and that they are all connected by having ten little fingers and ten little toes. It is a story of celebration, of the joy that baby fingers and toes bring to everyone and everywhere all over the world. The author takes you to you many different places that babies are being born like a town, the hills and even on ice. The babies are from all different cultures and walks of life but what brings them together is their ten little fingers and ten little toe. The illustrat...more
This book is so adorable! This story is centered around how all babies are fundamentally the same and can be friends. The page will show an illustration of two babies of different races, cultures, locations, etc., interacting with each other. It first focuses on the differences between the babies, and then it goes on to say how “both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little fingers and ten little toes” (Fox, 2008). This conveys the message that people may have differences but that we w...more
The book Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes is a picture book that shows children born in different areas of the world. Within the book they show a difference between two children and it is then followed with, “And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little fingers and ten little toes.” This book has wonderful illustrations showing the differences between the children, whether it is their hair color, country, race, or gender. By showing these cultural details the author Mem Fox...more
This book is just downright enjoyable to read. The repetitive text helps my 2 year old "read" the book with me and whenever we have this book checked out from the library it is read over and over and over again on a daily basis.
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I choose this book for our assignment due tonight from the list of books in our text. I ended up really enjoying this read and think it is a great book to share with your family, and children of all ages. The pictures in the book are very simple but so beautiful, and they do a great job of bringing the concept of the book together and helping to tell the story. This book teaches us that no matter what part of the world you are born in, or where you come from, we all have "ten little fingers and...more
Summary: 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.
A sweet book that has an nice flow with the rhyme and repetition. Beautiful and simple illustrations. Shows babies of different races.
Reading aloud: have the children wiggle their fingers and wiggle their toes (or stomp their feet) as the reader and children repeat "And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little...more
A sweet book that has an nice flow with the rhyme and repetition. Beautiful and simple illustrations. Shows babies of different races.
Reading aloud: have the children wiggle their fingers and wiggle their toes (or stomp their feet) as the reader and children repeat "And both of these babies, as everyone knows, had ten little...more
This international picture book is a great read for very young children. The book shows that although babies all over the world may look, sound, act, and appear different, they are all born with ten fingers and ten toes. My favorite part about this book was the adorable pictures of different babies and toddlers all across the world. This is a great book to read to young children and to instill in them that we may appear different than others but in the end we all have one thing in common, that w...more
This book describes how every little baby, no matter where they are born, has ten little fingers and ten little toes.
While both the illustrations and the text in this realistic fiction book are very simple, Fox's rhyming abilities capture the reader's attention very quickly. This book would definitely be best in the primary elementary grades, but perhaps would have the best fit being read at home from a "home collection", rather than in the classroom. The author makes a great point that even tho...more
While both the illustrations and the text in this realistic fiction book are very simple, Fox's rhyming abilities capture the reader's attention very quickly. This book would definitely be best in the primary elementary grades, but perhaps would have the best fit being read at home from a "home collection", rather than in the classroom. The author makes a great point that even tho...more
This book was almost perfect for storytime, almost. I have developed a pet peeve when it comes to children's book illustrations - they should be accurate if that is the point of the story. This book has a picture of a child standing by an iglu with a penguin. Why? This alienates the children I work with in the arctic and frustrates me. If a book is going to be multicultural and inclusive, it should be researched. Otherwise, it only works to further marginalize groups by promoting ridiculous noti...more
I enjoyed this storybook very much. The story, about babies being born all around the world and what they have in common, is told in a rhyming pattern with a predictable phrase that matches the title. For young readers, this book encourages participation by often repeating, "And both of these babies, as everyone knows, has ten little fingers and ten little toes." The story is sweet and simple so it is great for young audiences to be introduced to diversity and learn that everyone has something i...more
This is an adorable children's book. The pictures in the book are beautiful, and the words along with the pictures brings the concept together. This book teaches us that it does not matter what part of the world we are born in, we all have ten fingers and ten toes, so we are all basically the same. This is a great book for teaching children to be accepting of other children, and not to be judgmental like the world often teaches us to be. This is a book that I will definitely share with my childr...more
this is a beautiful story of a mom explaining to her baby how around the world many children are born on the same day in all kinds of homes/settings--they are all beautiful, but the mother's own baby is "truly divine". there are somewhat vague references to different cultures both in the text and in the illustrations, but for a young audience the point is clear enough. the children are all seen engaging in playful and accepting behaviors (how they all came to be in the same location is not clear...more
No matter where you are born, each child born has ten little fingers and ten little toes. This wonderful book is about how every single baby shares the one simple characteristic of having ten little fingers as well as ten little toes. Although we all may come from different parts of the world, and live in different environments it is important to remember the simple commonalities we share with one another. This would be a great book to read to preschool or early elementary age students displayin...more
A fantastic picture book.
Both X-man and myself love a good rhyme. Mem Fox creates a gentle rhythm to the story, which matches the storyline.
The moral of the story is lovely - something I hope X-man will learn - that everyone around the world, despite their differences, share fundamental similarities. I've been reading many classic children's stories lately, and it is nice to have a book that reflects modern sensibilities.
On of the very few childrens books that has managed to send a shiver up my...more
Both X-man and myself love a good rhyme. Mem Fox creates a gentle rhythm to the story, which matches the storyline.
The moral of the story is lovely - something I hope X-man will learn - that everyone around the world, despite their differences, share fundamental similarities. I've been reading many classic children's stories lately, and it is nice to have a book that reflects modern sensibilities.
On of the very few childrens books that has managed to send a shiver up my...more
I didn't know about Mem Fox before becoming a children's librarian, and I'm sad that it's taken me this long to find out about her! Her books are wonderful with great cadences and go over really, really well in baby and toddler story times. I will be giving her books to my new parent friends from now on. This book was no exception and was a great one for baby story time. I loved that the parents could participate by saying "ten little fingers and ten little toes" with me and could act out those...more
A cute story about how people are all the same. It is a great book to have in the classroom for teaching about other cultures and teaching acceptance of people different from you. Looking at the most basic feature people have ten fingers and ten toes. It is a great book because it teaches us about the similarities in people rather than the differences that can only help make the thought of one person is better than the other. But I recommend this book be in every classroom library.
Genre: I would call if Multicultural Literature but I think it could fall under Concept Books.
Copyright Date: 2008
Thoughts: I like this book because it sends the message of accepting others. No matter what color your skin is that children have ten little fingers and ten little toes. Now I don't think I would read this to my class if I knew that a student was missing a finger or toe. However the idea of the message is positive and the illustrations are adorable.
Copyright Date: 2008
Thoughts: I like this book because it sends the message of accepting others. No matter what color your skin is that children have ten little fingers and ten little toes. Now I don't think I would read this to my class if I knew that a student was missing a finger or toe. However the idea of the message is positive and the illustrations are adorable.
How can it not be good if it is wriiten by Mem Fox and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury? Round faced babies of different ethnicity made me smile as mothers and babies all over the world counted ten little fingers and ten little toes. The rhyme and repetition make it a fun read-aloud. The simple story ends as one mother tells her baby that he is her one very special, loved baby. A new book for stroytimes and booklist for babies. A great gift book for new baby.
Miss going on 3 loves this book at the moment - so much so that one or two readings are never enough and there are often tears when I finally say "that's enough for tonight, let's put the book away". It is a gorgeous wee rhyming story, honouring and celebrating babies and diversity. Plus, I always love Helen Oxenbury's illustrations, they are so very sweet and charming. This is a library copy but I think we will have to invest in one of our own.
I don't think I can explain this book any better then any of the previous reviewers. All I can say is that besides being an absolutely beautiful book to read to my daughter(she likes the lilting rhymes & LOVES the illustrations) , it promotes a multicultural message that we are all fundamentally the same despite where we come from, what we look like and what our circumstances are! Highly highly recommended!
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Mem Fox was born in Australia, grew up in Africa, studied drama in England, and returned to Adelaide, Australia in 1970, where she has lived with her husband, Malcolm, and daughter Chloë, happily ever after.
Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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