Overview
A playful list of some of the many things that toes can do, from waving and tickling to splashing and squishing.A playful list of some of the many things that toes can do, from waving and tickling to splashing and squishing.
Synopsis
Small children will delight in seeing this playful demonstration of all the things they can do with their toes. The warm hued pastel illustrations feature the faces and feet of predominantly African-American children who use their toes to draw, dig, splash, cuddle, dance...and more.
Children's Literature
"Squishing toes, ...fishing toes, ...digging toes, ...tickling toes," are some of the ways toes keep busy in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Children (and their toes!) from a variety of ethnic backgrounds are realistically represented as they dance, tiptoe, and draw. Young children will enjoy the simple text, and giggle at some of the amusing ways toes are kept busy. This book was actually written by three women through e-mail messages; they combined their three names to create the author. A wonderful book for preschool story time, and one that could be extended in the classroom by acting out the different movements in the book and/or creating footprints.