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Everyone knows the traditional nursery rhyme of piggies going to market, staying home, etc., but what about the other foot? Well, that first "little piggy dug dancing" and the fifth "built a spaceship and..." In this zany version, lively digital illustrations on multicolored pages show the toes on both feet going wild until they're tuckered out and ready for bed.
40 pp.
| Houghton
| October, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-87006-9$6.99 New ed. (2008, Harcourt)
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Translated by F. Isabel Campoy.
Illustrated by
Helen Oxenbury.
The Spanish text in this bilingual board-book edition is as enjoyable as the original English. Campoy's translation retains the wonderful rhythm and rhyme, making this a great read-aloud in both languages. Oxenbury's irresistible illustrations, featuring a multicultural cast, don't lose much in the smaller size, though the additional lines of text crowd the pages a bit.
32 pp.
| Little
| September, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-316-12921-3$16.99
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Illustrated by
Marc Brown.
"Into the world / came ten tiny toes, / a hundred times sweeter / than one could suppose." A simple rhymed story celebrates the irresistibility of infants' toes. Patterned cut-paper, gouache, and colored-pencil illustrations warmly convey babies' development from infancy to first steps and beyond; the round faces of the babies reflect diverse families.
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Illustrated by
Giselle Potter.
Because of his extra digits, twelve-toed Sixto becomes the best grape-stomper in his village of Ear; his exploitation by the villain boss Boombatz and ultimate triumph are classic stuff. The wordplay here is imaginative and skilled, but some plot devices strain credulity even for a tall tale. Quirky, exaggerated mixed-media art suits the story.
40 pp.
| April, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-7613-1493-8$$17.95
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LibraryISBN 0-7613-2405-4$$24.90
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According to legend, a Yukon trapper lost his big toe, put it in a can, and left it at the Sourdough Saloon. Wallace uses the tale's grosser elements in a contemporary version: two boys beg the trapper to see his toe and watch a dog and a raven vie for eating rights. The situation and earthy language establish a rustic frontier setting. The overbold type is hard to read; with its fast-moving plot and ample dialogue, this may work best as a read-aloud.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2002
32 pp.
| Whispering
| October, 1998
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TradeISBN 1-879085-72-0$$15.95
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Illustrated by
Fred Willingham.
A brief, playful rhyming text celebrates the many things little toes can do, from tickling and digging to dancing and cuddling. "Drawing toes / Digging toes / Hidden toes / Testing toes / Splashing toes / Squishing toes / And don't forget the fishing toes." Close-ups of the feet and faces of children from a variety of ethnic backgrounds are rendered in warmly realistic pastels.