Nothing is sweeter, as everyone knows, than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes!

The perfect gift for a new arrival, this is the best-loved baby book from Mex Fox and Helen Oxenbury, illustrator of We're Going on a Bear Hunt. All over the world, babies are different. Yet in some ways they are very much the same: each one has ten little fingers and ten little toes - to play with, to tickle, to wave. And each child is very, very special to its parents... With a gently rhyming text and delightfully exuberant illustration, this glorious celebration of babies the world over is a book to treasure. Reverse the book's jacket to find a gorgeous first nursery poster, too!

About the Author

Mem Fox is the acclaimed author of many popular children's books including Possum Magic, which is a bestselling children's book in Australia, with more than one million copies sold. In addition to writing children's books, she is a senior lecturer in education. Mem lives in South Australia with her husband. Find Mem online at www.memfox.com and on twitter as @MemFox1.

Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators of her time. Her numerous books for children include Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, as well as her classic board books for babies. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Her most recent picture books include the critically acclaimed There's Going to Be a Baby, the first book-publishing collaboration between her and her husband John Burningham, and Charley's First Night and When Charley Met Granpa by Amy Hest. Helen lives in London.

Reviews

Delightfully exuberant and endearingly sentimental, this is a simple, glorious
celebration of the differences and similarities between babies the world over.

* Observer *
An instant classic ... there's real magic at work here. * Publisher's Weekly *
"It's a true celebration of diversity that will engage parents and children alike." * Evening Standard *
"My daughter who is 3 absolutely loved this book! The illustrations are beautiful and it was a great book for us to discuss how our family and friends may all be different in some ways but the same in others." * Toppsta *
"A brilliant interactive book which makes the babies laugh out loud. Highly recommended." * Toppsta *

"I am not surprised to learn that this book is celebrating it's 10th anniversary as it is a true classic. It has beautiful illustrations and is written really well - simple with a lot of repetition."

* Toppsta *
"The winning combination of gentle text and beautiful watercolour illustrations by the critically acclaimed illustrator Helen Oxenbury means that this is a book that will be read over and over again - and loved by children and parents alike." * Counsel *
This is a sweet book all about individuality and love. * Elle *


Awards
Short-listed for Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award - Booksellers' Choice 2009.



Book Information
ISBN 9781406319569
Author Mem Fox
Format Paperback
Page Count 40
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 230g
Dimensions(mm) 275mm * 235mm * 5mm