47. Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley

Bibliographic Citation:
Tarpley, Todd. Ten Tiny Toes. Illustrated by Marc Brown. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2012. 32 p. ISBN 978-0316129213.

Awards/Selection Lists:
None

Format Examined:
Hard cover

Annotation:
The story of the ten tiny toes of a baby that are loved, bathed, walked on, hopped on, and eventually grow into adulthood.

Personal Reaction:
This sweet book uses poetry and adorable paper-pieced illustrations to tell the story of toes that grow from baby to adulthood. This is a good read-aloud book for parents to read to young children.

Age Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for children 12 months-3 years of age.

Themes/Issues:
Babies, love of a parent, growing up

Early Literacy Skill Value:

Letter Knowledge: 
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.

Narrative Skills: 
Narrative skills are modeled through an adult reading the text of this book aloud.

Phonological Awareness: 
Phonological awareness/sounds are modeled through the text being read aloud to children.

Print Awareness:
The text of the story is printed in a simple font and placed on the page in empty space not occupied by the illustrations. This draws the eye from the illustrations to the text on each page.

Print Motivation: 
This book combines rhyming text that emphasizes the love between parent and child, with gentle collage art portraying the toes of a baby as the baby grows up. This is a good selection for parents to share with young children, and would make an enjoyable book for repeated sharing. 

Vocabulary:
The vocabulary of the book focuses around all of the things that toes can do throughout a lifetime, as well as milestones along the way.



Author/ Illustrator Website:
No official website

11. Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault

Bibliographic Citation:

Martin, Jr., Bill and John Archambault. Here are My Hands. Illustrated by Ted Rand. New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1998. 28p. ISBN 978-0805059113 

Awards/Selection Lists:
IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award

Format Examined:
Board book

Annotation:
Parts of the body and their functions are identified by children of different cultures.

Personal Reaction:
This book is perfect for small hands to hold as they learn to identify the names of parts of the body. The subtle way that diverse cultures are used through the illustrations to show that children are all the same but also different makes this a powerfully simple book.

Age Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for children 12 months-3 years of age.

Themes/Issues:
Body parts, skin colors/diversity

Early Literacy Skill Value:

Letter Knowledge:
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.

Narrative Skills:
Children become involved in the reading of this book through naming the body parts in the illustrations.

Phonological Awareness:
The rhyming text of the book almost reads like a poem, emphasizing how words can sound alike. 

Print Awareness:
The text on each page is in black and connects to the illustrations on the page. 

Print Motivation:
This book is a quick read and is fun for children who are learning their body parts. Small children are able to hold in their hands, making this an enjoyable book for very young children.

Vocabulary:
Body parts are named throughout the book, and functions are identified according to each part of the body, providing new words for the very young.

Author/ Illustrator Website:
Author website: http://www.billmartinjr.com/ 
Author website: http://www.johnarchambault.com/ 
No official illustrator site