FICTION

Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy!

by Tim HARRINGTON
Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy! illus. by Tim Harrington. 32p. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. May 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062328168.
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Baby-Toddler—In the same vein as the classic "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," Harrington's body awareness book will have youngsters moving and engaged. This rhythmic, rhyming book is certain to get readers shrugging shoulders, blowing kisses, waving hands, touching noses, and tapping feet, as demonstrated by a crib full of fluffy white bunnies pulling on their ears: "Tug your ears, ears, ears! They're all so neat, neat, neat!" The text is acted out by a cast of cute, playful animals set against bright, uncluttered background colors. Scanned pencil-on-paper drawings are digitally assembled, resulting in illustrations that are bold, simple, and expressive.
VERDICT The simple, catchy text is guaranteed fun for the storytime crowd.
Reviewed by Laura Hunter, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
Crayon-bright digital illustrations show a succession of animals celebrating movement by waving hands, shrugging shoulders, hugging, etc. The focus shifts to how loved each animal child is by its adult counterpart. Repeated words for each action hint at the rhythms in a downloadable song. The message is as saccharine as the title. Instructions for doing the "yummy dance" are included.
, May 01, 2015

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