Diez Deditos de Las Manos Y Pies/Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes Bilingual - by Mem Fox (Board Book)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A modern nursery rhyme about the things that babies everywhere have in common, now available in a Spanish/English bilingual board book edition. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>As everyone knows, <i>nothing</i> 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! </p> 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! 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><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. <i>--Parenting, </i>September 2008</p><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.--<i>Publishers Weekly, </i><b>starred review</p></b><p><i>Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes</i> gently presents--but never preaches--a satisfying lesson about humanity and international harmony.--<i>BookPage</p></i><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.--<b><i>Booklist, </i>starred review</p></b><p>Fox's lilting verse just <i>has </i>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.--<b><i>The Horn Book Magazine, </i>starred review</p></b><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 <i>New York Times Book Review</i></p><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 'mine, all mine.' --<i>The New York Times Book Review, </i>Notable Children's Books of 2008</p><p>'Light as air and sweet as honey' might be a way to describe this delectable confection about babies, here, there and everywhere.--<i>The Globe and Mail</i></p><p><i>Wichita Eagle, </i> Great Gift Recommendations 2008</p><p> </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Mem Fox</b> is the beloved author of <i>Time for Bed</i> and <i>Where Is the Green Sheep?</i> She lives in Adelaide, Australia. Visit her at www.memfox.com<b>.</b></p><p><b><br>Helen Oxenbury</b> is the world-class illustrator of Michael Rosen's <i>We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Phyllis Root's Big Momma Makes the World, </i> and her own Tom and Pippo series. She lives in London, England.</p>
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