We Want Names, Too!: A Concept Board Book for Kids

by Jean Leroy, Matthieu Maudet (Illustrations)

The individual fingers have names like thumb and index, but the poor toes don't! It's time to brainstorm what the toes should be called.  This board book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children in preK. It’s a fun way to introduce classic concepts like colors and the alphabet. 
As the toes argue and advocate for their preferred name among themselves, kids will learn about concepts like letters, numbers, music notes, colors, and fruits, and celebrate individuality at the same time. This hilarious, chatty book is perfect for younger fans of  The Day the Crayons Quit.  Maybe your little one will decide what names to give to their own toes!  The big toe wants to be called A, but not everyone agrees with the alphabet theme. The second toe argues they should go for numbers, while the last toe prefers fruits!  How on earth will they resolve their disagreement? 

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

24 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Payam Ebrahimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

هشدار در مورد نسخه‌ی فارسی:
بی‌شعوری مطلق!!!
دو تا ناشر با کمک همدیگه یک کتاب تصویری ساده رو نتونستن درست دربیارن. ترتیب قرارگرفتن صفحات کتاب از صفحه‌ی ۱۲ به بعد برعکسه! یعنی صفحات روبروی هم برعکس چیده شدن. متن بسیار خشک و گوگل‌ترنسلیتیه، در حالی که در پشت جلد ادعا شده روان و زیبا و موزونه (حتی موزون رو هم پشت جلد نوشتن موزن)
نام نویسنده و تصویرگر و مترجم روی جلد نیامده!
چیزی به اسم «برنده‌ی سه لاک‌پشت پرنده» هم وجود ندارد. لاک‌پشت پرنده یک فهرسته. و عدد ۳ میزان امتیاز کتاب در این فهرسته(درست مثل تعداد ستاره‌های اینجا) که البته ۳ کمترین عدد در این فهرسته!

[Lire.Papier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le livre préféré de ma fille et un vrai petit bijou pour les tout petits.

[معصومه توکلی]

عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی: انگشتان پا اسم ندارند

[Margie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fingers have individual names; why don’t toes? This starts a discussion about what to name themselves. The suggestions range from colors, to letters of the alphabet to fruits to musical notes. Then there are the objections and criticisms. The illustrations are bright and fun. Overall the ending seemed flat and rather a letdown though very young children may not notice or care.

[Caroline Leblond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un bon livre. Pas trop long et bien imagé. Je n'ai pas une version cartonnée, j'aurais préféré l'avoir cartonné car à 3.5 ans ils ont misère à tourner les pages minces... Cela leur apprend le nom des doigts et il trouve le concept des orteils sans nom très drôle. Un livre humoristique et charmant !

[Mélissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ça m'a fait sourire. Les enfants aimeront à coup sûr.

[Nadim Saeed · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely brilliant book, any way you approach it. Deep lessons about life can be found in its pages. Also a great Christmas gift I got. Dank je biezeke.

[Anne S · Rating 5 out of 5]

the toes on the feet feel left out because each of the fingers has a name and they want one too? How should they pick a name for who they are? This board book goes through the many choices the toes have and at the end they choose the best name for themselves.

I loved this book. I think that little kids will have a great time looking at the pictures and figuring out what the best name for their toes should be.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adding this book to my family story time rotation! I took off one star because I felt like the little piggy rhyme should have been incorporated to add a dash of silliness to the storyline. I’m not sure this story will elicit many giggles but the repetitive text will help engage listenersI do love that the toes ideas are validated at the end.

[Shaye Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute and creative! Why DON'T we name our toes like we do our fingers? And if we do, how should we pick out names? So many children are going to enjoy coming up with their own names after reading this one!

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[Elizabeth]

Cute book, but it's "so," not "sol." Do-re-mi-fa-SO-la-ti-do.

[Beverly Mann · Rating 4 out of 5]

My two year old thought it was funny.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was unique and fun! Brief but good.

[Jumrce]

to-read

[Jenae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly concept but not a whole lot of cohesion

[Intan Rastini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I scanned the barcode of the book and found out that it is not "Couleur Femme".
The book shoul be "Poèmes de Bali traduits de l'indonésien" by Forum Jakarta-Paris, Alliance française de Denpasar. However, it is still related to French.

[Chantal HK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mignon, original, drôle et utile, ce petit cartonné pour les minis leur apprendra la base de lettres, couleurs, chiffres et autres tout en les amusant. Rien de plus à croquer que des petits orteils de bébé!

[Niflame · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joli concept!

[Marie-Pier Dodier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Drôle.