I Love My Tutu Too

by Ross Burach

What's more irresistible than a pink tutu? Dancing in a pink tutu, of course, and inviting friends to join you!

* "A rollicking tutu lovefest." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* "Irresistible... Wacky and wonderful." -- School Library Journal, starred review

In this jubilant rhyming romp, a penguin, a bear, a toucan, and even a gnu (who knew?) are all wearing their tutus today. As a parade of other curious critters join the fun -- I know a ewe with a new tutu. You do? I do. Woo-hoo! -- the number of tutus grows, until they reach 10 tutus. Then it's time to dance!

Abundant alliteration and rollicking rhythms will have little ones laughing and dancing till they drop -- and joyfully learning to count along the way.

Genres: Picture Books, Counting, Childrens, Storytime, Humor, Animals, Juvenile

30 pages, Board Book

Published March 3, 2020

Reviews

[Allison Faught · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book of counting! Definitely a tongue twister so I could see how kids could have a tough time reading this.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

You should never underestimate the power of those books conceived to be the first ones held in tiny hands. The best of them fascinate readers of all ages. Using less space and length than other titles, their words, art, and layout are designed with intention to convey specific concepts, often with humor, beauty, and cleverness.

These books caught my attention in 2020.

Let's start with laughter. We can never have too much, for it is truly a healer of heart and soul. And shared with children, laughter is one of the best moments in the world. As soon as you read the title of I Love My Tutu Too! (Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, March 3. 2020) written and illustrated by Ross Burach, you'll start to smile. There is something about the word tutu that starts the giggle machine


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[Marissa Elera · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was an absolute delight reading this to my 7 month old nephew. It's a playful, funny way to enforce phonological awareness with repetition that somehow always stays novel. A new favorite, want to see if there are others. Would purchase.

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much!! My favorite part is the ant loving her teeny tiny tutu! This is so cute, and I have to read it in a sing song voice. I bought this for my great niece because I just couldn't help myself!

[W.A. Ashes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh my god...this book. Dear Burach, the story was great. My 1-year-old niece and 2-year-old nephew were thoroughly entertained. They loved every moment of this book that left my tongue in knots. This board book is short, cute, and painful on the tongue...but its entertaining.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute story with adorable illustrations. Great play on words. Probably would work better as a picture book.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an unusual, clever, and cute counting board book that features lots of animals and some tongue-twisting pages.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Precious! A counting book that is so cute. The sound "too" is repeated in so many ways. I laughed out loud when a phone call was made to 222-222-2222!

[Marcela · Rating 5 out of 5]

So fun.

[Leigh Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Get ready for a fun tongue twister when reading this one to your kiddos! It was a great one for counting as well.

[Jenell · Rating 5 out of 5]

JiJi approved! Read this one about 5 times last night and she’s asking to read it again this morning. And she’s stingy with her love for books!

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joy builds with each page turn. Babies all the way through preschoolers might get some good giggles out of the illustrations and the text. Toddlers learning their numbers might just lock in the number 2 after reading this one. Bonus points for unusual vocab like gnu and ewe and for the homophones of two, too, and their derivatives. Super fun.

[Edie Walls · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was bought by my local studio as gifts for the dancers. This was cute enough, but didn't have much substance to it. Would be great for a very young child.

[Alexa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obsessed.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for the letter and sound "T", counting to ten, and cute book.

[Jamie Johnson Leach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tutu cute 😍

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checking this out as possibility for my 3-year-old Great granddaughter. It’s cute, but I fear she has already outgrown it. Kids learn and grow up so quickly today with all the stimuli.

[Lora Stead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable! A board book I could read again and again.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too too cute.

[Thaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for kids to learn counting!

[Elias Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tutus remain inherently funny.

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Checked out from PR Library in IL

[Kira Reads Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun book! Who knew so many words rhyme with tutu?!

[Elizabeth]

High energy, with lots of word play involving the "oo" sound in "tutu."

The counting feels more background than I'm used to in counting books.

I appreciate that we have lots of characters excited about wearing a tutu and none of them feel stereotypically female-coded.  It doesn't feel like it's explicitly playing with gender, just that it's presenting as matter-of-fact that for a variety of characters (and by extension, for the reader) wearing (and dancing in!) a tutu can be lots of fun.

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

Ten animals are ready to show off their fantastic tutus in this funny, rhyming, counting book filled with wordplay fun.

Ohhh I liked this! I love any book with a rhythm, and this one has that, plus vibrant colors, so much wordplay fun, and counting on each page that will help toddlers stay focused during a storytime. I'm looking forward to using this one in a virtual storytime soon.

[David]

A very clever counting book that has a lot of puns and alliteration with the word "two". It is silly and fun to watch the various animals come out with their tutu pride. I think it is a little confusing for a new reader trying to learn to count because the book uses "two", "tutu", "tuna", and "too" in so many different ways but that is what makes it fun for the adult reader.

[Abby Johnson]

This is a cute, simple book about a bunch of animals who love their cute tutus. It counts up to ten, features a bunch of upbeat animals, and would be great for working on the oo word family with lots of creative rhymes. Hand to little dancers.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like Sesame Street, this book speaks to the very young and is also hilarious to adults. I suspect it would be fun for a 2-year-old, too! Who knew there were so many rhymes and alliteration for the word two, to, too?

[Jenncw]

So cute!!! I can't wait to read this aloud.

[Gayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! I can't wait to read it to every kid I meet!