The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Fox, Mem

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

40 pp. | Harcourt | October, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-15-206057-2 $16.00

(1) PS Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. With each repetition of the text's refrain, two babies join a multiethnic playgroup, reinforcing their commonalities: "And both of these babies, / as everyone knows, / had ten little fingers / and ten little toes." Fox's lilting verse just has to be read aloud, and Oxenbury's spacious illustrations, featuring her irresistible round-headed tots, will engage even the youngest listeners.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2009