Whose Toes Are Those?

Children are invited to explore their toes by playing "This Little Piggy.

School Library Journal

PreS-In these books, playful rhymes answer the title question. "Knees like these/don't grow on trees." "Ten little lovelies/all in a row./ Whose toes are those?/ Do you know?" On each spread, viewers get a glimpse of the youngster in question. On the final spread, the book takes a vertical twist to show the whole, laughing child. The stories are sweet and simple, and children will enjoy bending knees or wiggling toes along with the protagonists. The illustrations were sketched in graphite and painted digitally; they are warm and lively with swirls of color and friendly animals looking on. The text refers to knees "so brown and so strong" and toes "so brown and sweet." These titles will add welcome diversity to board-book collections.-Amelia Jenkins, Juneau Public Library, AK Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Jabari Asim is an accomplished poet, playwright and fiction writer and has published work in a number of anthologies and literary magazines. He writes a weekly column, syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group and serves as the Senior Editor of the Washington Post Book World. He lives outside of Washington D.C., with his wife and five children.
LeUyen Pham was born in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up in Southern California. She attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA where she earned a degree in Illustration. LeUyen worked as a layout artist for Dreamworks before illustrating children's books full-time. She has illustrated over a dozen books.