We have been reading this delightful rhyming story & I like to imagine Freya is enjoying the beautifully illustrated little babies in the book as much as I do.

We have a number of favourite books illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, such as Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen) & So Much (Trish Cooke). As with those, what I really appreciate is the charm & character to the drawings. In this book I was tickled by the baby with ‘sneezes & chills’ clutching a water bottle & I love the expressive faces of the babies. It’s also good to see a range of multicultural faces.

Personally for me the main charm of the book lies in remembering the joy of seeing tiny baby fingers & toes for the first time, as my many many photos prove. It has also been fun to read it at a time when Freya is just discovering her fingers & toes.

Ten little fingers & ten little toes