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Title: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Author: Mem Fox, (illustrations: Helen Oxenbury) Genre: Baby Board Books Age Category: Infant to 5 years Baby’s toes are one of nature’s wonderful features. When I catch a glimpse of them I can’t help but marvel a bit. The toe pads are almost perfectly circular. And the [...]
Title: Pippo Gets Lost Author: Helen Oxenbury Genre: Best Baby Board Books Age Category: Infant to 2 years In my view, Helen Oxenbury’s old-school baby board books set the gold standard for children’s books in the infant-to-2-years age category. Here I review a board book from her delightful series about Tom and Pippo. For my [...]
Title: Clap Hands Author: Helen Oxenbury Age Category: Infant to 2 years Genre: Baby Board Books Helen Oxenbury: Clap Hands Clap Hands—one of Helen Oxenbury’s beloved board books—is a simple tribute to activities that young children delight in. The words of the board book are as follows: “Clap hands, dance and spin; Open wide, pop [...]
