wow, pleasantly surprised | Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)

Infant-Toddler Books | Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)

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	• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books) Child's Play International, 2002 - 12 pages average customer review:based on 20 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lots of "hidden" value

At first glance, this book appears to be simply an illustration of a kids song. Some reviewers have complained that that's all there is..so why buy it. But actually, there is a lot more there if you look.

First of all, while illustrated songs seem like an odd choice sometimes to adults, little kids LOVE them. Invariably, they are the ones my two year old brings to me again and again. They are also the first books that kids are able to memorize. This is important because they like to pull them out when they are playing independently, and model reading on their own. What a satisfying experience for a pre-reader! Plus, for parents for whom it doesn't come as naturally to bring music into their children's lives, these sorts of books are a great way to do so.

This book does an excellent job of being really clear with the pictures lining up the words and the body parts. The first line, she gives each body part it's very own page, so that they can be large and really obvious -- the little animal on the page mirroring the same body part as the baby is also very adorable.

When she gets to eyes, ears, mouth and nose, she adds another dimension by putting in item on the page that you can do with that body part -- for eyes - books, for ears - baby instruments, for mouth - baby food and sippy cup, and for nose - flowers. So there is a discussion element if you are reading this with your baby and choose to take it.

The back of the book has the last "knees and toes" echo...pretty cute, and also has the whole song written out under a staff with musical notes. My older daughter has taken to grabbing this 'baby' book and asking how to pluck it out on her little piano keyboard. So the book can have a second life for that purpose later on.

The pictures of the babies are endearing.. I love their happy little faces. It is worth noting that while the babies are definitely different "shades" -- it's hardly what I'd call multi-cultural, which is a shame because there's no reason why it couldn't have been. She did throw in a couple girls.

All and all, if the multicultural issue doesn't concern you, I'd recommend this highly for your own little on, or for a gift.

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wow, pleasantly surprised

bigger than most board books, but lighter at the same time, easier for my 11 month old to hold onto. he seemed mesmerized and we can read again and again. the pictures are engaging and quite cute. A 10!

Infant-Toddler Books

Wonderful Book. My grandson loves it since it corresponds to the song he sings. It's charming.

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cute pictures

I loved this book more than my 18 month old daughter. Her favorite is the Row, Row, Row your boat book. The book is nice with bold pictures, showing actions well.

Cute illustrations! But...

If you had any other books in this little series, you'd probably already knew what I found out after I got this book - they're just illustrated children's songs. The illustrations are cuter than anything, but this one starts off with a separate page for "head," then "shoulders," and "knees," etc. but then starts sticking them all on one page. And the last few words of the book are on the back cover. I don't know why they tried to push the song into too few pages (see "Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies)" for what happens when it's done right), but the results were less than stellar. I give it three stars mostly for the illustrations...

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A board book for babies or toddlers and their parents, featurig a well-known nursery rhyme and interactive text.

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