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Three creatures point out their body parts.Tags
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A quick and joyful romp through monster anatomy which -- with the exception of horns and a tail -- lines up with pretty much with the parts of a human body.
Some monsters point out all their body parts.
Cute and fun to read but not groundbreaking.
Cute and fun to read but not groundbreaking.
Sandra Boynton’s children’s books are new classics. I first discovered her delightful picture books via my sister-in-law, who had an entire shelf of Boynton’s books for my nephew. Now, with my own little boy, I’m really enjoying them. Her books all claim “serious silliness” on the back cover. I’d agree: we all enjoy the light-hearted silliness, but a child may still learn something. more detailed review on my blog
A simple and funny board book about the parts of the body, great for toddlers. Our trio loved this, even before they could talk, and they practiced pointing to the parts of their bodies. The simple, clear and fun drawings appeal to this age group. Highly recommended.
Fun board book for little ones. A classic Boynton, silly pictures, good rhymes, a little lesson (not too much!). Fun for kids and parents.
It's very short, only a few sentences per spread.
It's just not very *interesting* to me. Not as funny or catchy as most of her books.
But if you're trying to read to a baby or young toddler, you need all the short books you can get, and this one will fit the bill.
It's just not very *interesting* to me. Not as funny or catchy as most of her books.
But if you're trying to read to a baby or young toddler, you need all the short books you can get, and this one will fit the bill.
Not one of our favourites, but we pull this out whenr Liam gets excited about naming body parts. Three monsters show off their limbs, tails, etc.
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Sandra Boynton was born in Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Boynton's parents became Quakers when she was two years old. From kindergarten through 12th grade, she and her sisters attended Germantown Friends School, where their father taught English and was Head of the Upper School. She went show more on to Yale, entering in 1970 for her second year of college. She spent the second semester of her junior year studying in Paris through Wesleyan University's program. At Yale, she majored in English. Boynton intended to become a theater director. For graduate studies in drama, she attended the University of California at Berkeley for one year, then transferred to the Yale School of Drama D.F.A. program, but she did not complete the program. With the birth of her first child in 1979, Boynton postponed indefinitely a career in the theater. Boynton began designing greeting cards for Recycled Paper Greetings. Her designs were at the forefront of the Alternative Cards commercial movement that began in the mid-1970s. According to RPG co-founder and president Mike Keiser, over 200 million copies of Boynton's distinctive humorous cards featuring an assortment of unnamed cartoon animal characters, spare layout, and droll messages sold between 1973 and 1995. Since the 1977 release of Hippos Go Berserk!, Boynton has published many children's books, as well as several illustrated humor books for the general market. Her books are most typically for very young children, offered in the laminated paperboard format known as board books. Five of her books have been New York Times best sellers: Chocolate: The Consuming Passion; Frog Trouble and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs; Yay, You!; Consider Love; and Philadelphia Chickens, which reached the number one position on the list, and was on the list for nearly a year. Two of her books are Publisher's Weekly bestsellers, Dinosaur Dance!, and Eek! Halloween!. Three of Boynton's books are on the Publishers Weekly All-Time Bestselling Children's Books list. More than 30 million copies of her books have been sold. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1984; 1995 (newly revised edition) (newly revised edition)
- Dedication
- For Aunt Jackie and Uncle Peter
- First words
- Oh, we've each got these horns right on top of our head
And we've each got two ears so we can hear what you said . . . - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)You see our teeth when we grin. You see our tongues when it's hot.
You can watch us shake & shimmy with whatever we've got!
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- English
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