Synopses & Reviews
A playful ode to toes and feet, this narrative verse perfectly captures a young child's delight in all the things she (and her feet) do throughout the day.
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A full day of adventures for one little girl and her feet. From first touching the floor to kicking the stairs, jumping from rock to rock, squishing in the mud, washing in the tub and then to bed -- busy feet, busy girl. Exuberant verse, delightful watercolor illustrations. (New York Times Book Review, Sunday Oct 18th, 1998)
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the perfect introduction to the delight of words and poetry for the youngest children. (Baby Magazine, August/September 98)
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author Ann Whitford Paul has written a breezy, bright rhyme celebrating the many uses of toes and feet. Paul's text rocks with energy, which is matched by the joyous colors and rousing movement in the illustrations by Nadine Bernard Westcott. (Scripps Howard News Service, May 98)
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The text's sharp bouncy rhythm could inspire toe-tapping from young listeners. Colorful cartoon line-and-wash illustrations, featuring plenty of purple and pink, are an ideal match for the energetic rhyme. Together, they celebrate the boundless, often overwhelming vitality of early childhood. Sheer fun, pure and simple. (School Library Journal, March 1st, 1998)
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. . a playful interactive picture book . . . Westcott's ink-and-neon-colored illustrations . . . extend the worlds with exuberant detail." -- (Booklist, March 1st, 1998)
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Paul's cheerful and bouncy poem narrates the activities of a spunky heroine . . . Westcott's bright, shiny faces and effervescent illustrations bubble with verve. Readers will delight in the expressive terrier . . . and a blue rabbit who accompany the girl on her escapades. Westcott's watercolors brim with jaunty details . . . Whether spotlighting cowgirl boots or muddy bare toes, this appealing toddler book is full of neat feet. (Publishers Weekly, February 9th, 1998)
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The text is compelling, the drawings a total confection. It's a sweet, completely realized concept, modest in ambition but in perfect accord with readers' interests and perspectives. (Kirkus Reviews, Jan 15th 1998)
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This charming book [contains] warm, clean illustrations . . . Along the way, youngsters get a sense of poetry through rhyming couplets at every adventurous turn. (ALBQ Journal June 28, 1998)
Synopsis
A girl takes delight in all the things she and her feet do throughout the day.
About the Author
Ann Whitford Paul has long been inspired to write about feet. She loves going barefoot, and as the mother of four grown children, she has tied and untied more shoes than she could ever count. The author of several picture books, including The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork, which won the Carl Sandburg Award for Children's Literature, she lives in Los Angeles. Nadine Bernard Westcott dislikes going barefoot, but she would enjoy wearing all the shoes she created in Hello Toes! Hello Feet! She has illustrated many popular picture books, including Never Take a Pig to Lunch and Oh, Grow Up!, which was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. She lives in Nantucket, Massachusetts.