
Title
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Author
Fox, Mem
Illustrator
Oxenbury, Helen
Publisher
Viking Penguin
Published Date
2008
Annotation
Each baby illustrated in this picture book is from a different culture or background and raised in different circumstances, but they all share something in common. Each baby has ten little fingers and ten little toes. The combination of Mem Fox’s rhymes, rhythm, repetition and simplicity and Helen Oxenbury’s warm and witty illustrations make this a perfect book for sharing.
Key Concepts
Cross cultural relations, Family, Relationships
Audience
Early childhood, Lower primary
AC Links/EYLF
English, HASS, History, EYLF Outcome 1, EYLF Outcome 2, EYLF Outcome 3, EYLF Outcome 4, EYLF Outcome 5, ACELA1426, ACELT1575, ACELT1783, ACHASSK011, ACHASSK012, ACHASSK013, ACELA1443, ACELA1453, ACELT1582, ACELT1584, ACHASSK028, ACHASSK029, ACHASSK030, ACELA1460, ACELA1462, ACELT1587, ACELT1589, ACELT1591, ACELT1593, ACELA1475, ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACELA1487, ACELA1498, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1605