Diez Deditos de Las Manos y Diez Deditos de Los Pies: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Bilingual English/Spanish)

by Mem Fox (Author) Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)

Diez Deditos de Las Manos y Diez Deditos de Los Pies: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Bilingual English/Spanish)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

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.

Este es un libro ilustrado maravillosamente simple para niños muy pequeños, y una vez que termine el texto rítmico y rimado, todo lo que querrá hacer es volver al principio. . . y léelo de nuevo! Las luminosas ilustraciones en acuarela de estos pequeños rollizos de una variedad de orígenes son adorables, extravagantes y realistas, hasta las arrugas, los hoyuelos y las protuberancias en sus brazos.

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Review quotes

"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."—BookPage

"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."—The Horn Book Magazine, 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."—The 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.' "—The New York Times Book Review, Notable Children's Books of 2008

"'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

Wichita Eagle, Great Gift Recommendations 2008

Mem Fox
MEM FOX is the author of many acclaimed picture books, including Possum Magic, Koala Lou, and Time for Bed. She lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

TRICIA TUSA has illustrated several picture books, including her own Maebelle's Suitcase; Camilla's New Hairdo, a Parents Magazine Best Book; and Bunnies in My Head, which features drawings by the young patients at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Classification
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ISBN-13
9780547870069
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
October 09, 2012
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
Library of Congress categories
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Stories in rhyme
Counting
Babies
Infants
Pies
Toes
Fingers
Contar (Enumerar)
Concepts
Nianos lactantes
Dedos
Conceptos

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