Toes Are to Tickle

by Shen Roddie, Kady MacDonald Denton

A preschooler and her baby brother happily demonstrate what they do with the things they encounter every day

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile

24 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Darin Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story gives us the day in the life of a couple of small children. From "bread is for more jam, please" to "birds are for chase" to "toys are for taking out", the repetition of the story gives readers a sense of what their own lives are like. The illustrations are simply, yet, they give the reader a realistic view of the children in the story.

4 stars for a solid book, that helps young readers see how their lives are patterned and how that structure helps them recognize what's coming next!

[AvaAsh]

Prob good for younger kids. Super simple.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book from my parents when I was 4 XD I did not realize that when I picked it up. This is another cute book great for preschoolers.

[GEORGIA MILLER · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much, it shaped my childhood and I am now in prison for eighty years on a count of "touching toes without consent."

[Burgandy Ice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a treasure. It encourages big sibling love for the littler one, which was its first draw for me. The story has a family waking in the morning... getting ready for the day... going for a walk... playing at home... getting ready for bed... the safe, happy routine of a day. I could almost see the thoughts turning in my kids' head as they noticed similarities to our days. How we wake up in the morning with funny hair wearing PJ's. How they get to climb on dad at the end of the day sometimes. How kids everywhere have to brush their teeth. Lol. I love the feeling of love and "family". This book feels like a peek into someone else's day as a family and I never felt like our day had to be exactly like theirs to still recognize that same feeling of "we are family".

I like this book even more, though, because of the backwards sentence structure. Like the title, each sentence starts with the subject and then describes what it's for. "Clothes are for putting on." It gives a different perspective on the entire day, like from a child's view of seeing things simply, for how they bring pleasure to life. "A tree is to hide behind." My kids agreed with the logic.

[Shelby Kesterke · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book, it talked about a lot of different things and their uses. One of the things was "Jell-o is for wobbling". This is a cute book and the illustrations complemented the words. I would recommend reading this book.

I could use this book in the classroom to teach students about certain objects and their uses, and then have the students think of certain objects and their uses.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

TOES ARE TO TICKLE lends itself to quite a few elementary lessons, such as introducing/reviewing nouns. "Morning is for waking up! An egg is to dip. Milk is to give some to the cat." You could write nouns on slips of paper, place them in a cup, and have students select (or randomly assign nouns or provide a list). Students could create a sentence modeled after the text for each noun.

[Kelly Nowak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somebody gave me this book at my baby shower and I started reading it to my son when he was born. It's a perfect night time, get ready for bed, book. I read it to him every night until he started reading it to me. Now I have it tucked away in a memory box.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

we've read this one over & over & over again & we love it. it's just absolutely adorable.

[Lacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

my dad read this to me when i was younger.

[Nikol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute kids book for little kids.

[Rolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet and cute.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, colorful and right on level with what kids do every day.