About the book

Babies born in different places and circumstances are celebrated in rhyme — each with ten little fingers and ten little toes.

Reading notes

Gentle rhyme and Helen Oxenbury's round-faced babies make it a frequent baby-shower gift.

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Book details

Author

Mem Fox

Illustrator

Helen Oxenbury

First published

2008

Suggested ages

Ages 0–3 (editorial estimate — children vary)

Reading mode

Best read aloud

Topics

babies, rhyme, counting

Edition shown

ISBN 9781328852250 · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018

Catalog record

Open Library work record · edition record

Metadata verified against Open Library on 2026-11-11. Other editions and formats exist; ISBNs differ by edition.

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