Nobody draws babies like Helen Oxenbury does. She is one of the most popular and acclaimed illustrators in the world and Mem Fox of course, is an Australian icon. The pairing of these two awesome talents is inspired. The reader is taken on a trip around the world, to meet babies in many different countries. What transpires is a procession of laughing, expressive, delightful babies. And they all have, as you would expect, ten little fingers and ten little toes. But it is the final baby that makes the book so special and relevant to the toddler sitting on a lap sharing the book and the related actions. Mem Fox's text is simple, repetitious and rhyming, gentle and loving without being twee or schmaltzy. Helen Oxenbury's illustrations are also simple, uncluttered and focussed. Her touch is so gentle and understated, but she is able to achieve a definite character and nationality for every baby. Her babies are varied, cute and adorable, and the love in the final pictures is palpable. This is a perfect read-aloud picture book for early childhood, a celebration of babies, full of warmth and appeal. It was a joy to read and a pleasure to hold. Margaret Hamilton is a former children's publisher. She now provides freelance publishing services and reviews
Nobody draws babies like Helen Oxenbury does. She is one of the most popular and acclaimed illustrators in the world and Mem Fox of course, is an Australian icon. The pairing of these two awesome talents is inspired. The reader is taken on a trip around the world, to meet babies in many different countries. What transpires is a procession of laughing, expressive, delightful babies. And they all have, as you would expect, ten little fingers and ten little toes. But it is the final baby that makes the book so special and relevant to the toddler sitting on a lap sharing the book and the related actions. Mem Fox's text is simple, repetitious and rhyming, gentle and loving without being twee or schmaltzy. Helen Oxenbury's illustrations are also simple, uncluttered and focussed. Her touch is so gentle and understated, but she is able to achieve a definite character and nationality for every baby. Her babies are varied, cute and adorable, and the love in the final pictures is palpable. This is a perfect read-aloud picture book for early childhood, a celebration of babies, full of warmth and appeal. It was a joy to read and a pleasure to hold. Margaret Hamilton is a former children's publisher. She now provides freelance publishing services and reviews
Nobody draws babies like Helen Oxenbury does. She is one of the most popular and acclaimed illustrators in the world and Mem Fox of course, is an Australian icon. The pairing of these two awesome talents is inspired. The reader is taken on a trip around the world, to meet babies in many different countries. What transpires is a procession of laughing, expressive, delightful babies. And they all have, as you would expect, ten little fingers and ten little toes. But it is the final baby that makes the book so special and relevant to the toddler sitting on a lap sharing the book and the related actions. Mem Fox's text is simple, repetitious and rhyming, gentle and loving without being twee or schmaltzy. Helen Oxenbury's illustrations are also simple, uncluttered and focussed. Her touch is so gentle and understated, but she is able to achieve a definite character and nationality for every baby. Her babies are varied, cute and adorable, and the love in the final pictures is palpable. This is a perfect read-aloud picture book for early childhood, a celebration of babies, full of warmth and appeal. It was a joy to read and a pleasure to hold. Margaret Hamilton is a former children's publisher. She now provides freelance publishing services and reviews
MEM FOX is the author of many acclaimed books, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Possum Magic, Koala Lou, Time for Bed, and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia. HELEN OXENBURY is the world-class illustrator of dozens of beloved picture books, including Michael Rosen's We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Phyllis Root's Big Momma Makes the World, which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award, and her own Tom and Pippo series. She lives in London, England.
"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"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)"Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes gently presents--but never preaches--a satisfying lesson about humanity and international harmony." -- Book Page"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)"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." -- Horn Book (starred review)"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." -- New York Times Book Review "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.' "--Notable Children's Books of 2008 -- New York Times Book Review "'Light as air and sweet as honey' might be a way to describe this delectable confection about babies, here, there and everywhere." -- The Globe and Mail
"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"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)"Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes gently presents--but never preaches--a satisfying lesson about humanity and international harmony." -- Book Page"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)"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." -- Horn Book (starred review)"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." -- New York Times Book Review "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.' "--Notable Children's Books of 2008 -- New York Times Book Review "'Light as air and sweet as honey' might be a way to describe this delectable confection about babies, here, there and everywhere." -- The Globe and Mail
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