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Ten Tiny Toes {Review and Giveaway x2}

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Ten Tiny Toes, written by Todd Tarpley is enough to make even the oldest among us coo with delight. Written in rhyme, this is a perfect picture book to pick up, along with your favored baby of choice, and read. It is a book which affirms the reader’s delight in their little listener. Several times we read the refrain:

“And nothing on earth
you could even suppose
could be loved half as much
as those ten tiny toes.”

From the time those ten tiny toes enter the world until they are loving on a new set of ten tiny toes of their own, this book is an expression of love. In case that’s not clear, the book follows a little baby from the time of their birth – being rocked and sung to- to them learning how to ride a bike and hitting various other milestones. Lastly, it shows them all grown up and having children of their own.

“They’ll think of the kisses
that made them feel strong.
They’ll take all those kisses
and pass them along.”

One of the things which makes Ten Tiny Toes so fun are the illustrations by Marc Brown. Think: Arthur. It was fun to see his work in a different context. Another thing to note is that this book is great for reading to your biological child, yes, but it is also suitable for reading to adopted children or foster kids. (As an adoptive mother, that was something I noticed.) The enter message is one of love for a little child and when they are little, you definitely want to pour that love into them! My only objection to it (which is not going to be an objection to many, I do realize) is that one page spread features the children out trick-or-treating. We don’t celebrate Halloween in our household but knowing that many do without any issues whatsoever, should make this book completely enjoyable.

More wonderful news about this book? I have TWO copies to give away to two of you! To win? Simply leave a comment below, and we’ll announce the winner in our giveaway column on October 10. This contest is open to U.S. Residents only.

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Thank you, LB-Kids, for shooting a copy of this book my way in exchange for my thoughts.

Being the mother to three little ones, Carrie blogs about children’s books with some regularity over at Reading to Know.

Comments

  1. This would be a wonderful gift for my best friend’s daughter, who is soon to have her first baby!

  7. I’d love to have to give this to a friend who’s expecting! It sounds like a great message to share with a child. 🙂

  9. This sounds like a great book to read with a little one. Love the cover!

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

  15. We are anxiously awaiting our first
    grandchild and what an adorable book
    to read to a baby/toddler…
    Many thanks to you!
    Cindi

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