Ten Tiny Tickles

by Karen Katz, Karen Katz (Illustrator)

Overview

How many tickles does it take to start a baby's day?

Who can resist tickling the new baby? From one little tickle on a lovely, sleepy head to five tapping tickles on a tiny, tender tummy to ten tiny tickles on chubby, tubby toes, this book counts up the number of tickles each member of the family gives -- from one to ten!

This bright, charming book is pure Karen Katz!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689859762
Publisher:	Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date:	06/01/2005
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Karen Katz has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestselling Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Her book, Counting Kisses, was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Scholastic Parent & Child and was a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Karen, her husband Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York. Learn more about Karen Katz at KarenKatz.com.

Karen Katz has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestselling Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Her book, Counting Kisses, was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Scholastic Parent & Child and was a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Karen, her husband Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York. Learn more about Karen Katz at KarenKatz.com.

Editorial Reviews

According to anthropologists, tickling is a universal activity. Even as you read this, mommies, daddies, and big brothers and sisters all over the world are tickling toddlers. This inexpensive board book invites you to enjoy a full range of tickles from tiny head to tiny toes.

PreS-This simple book, which is similar to the author's Counting Kisses (S & S, 2001), introduces the parts of the body. Mother begins the day by giving her baby "one little tickle on a lovely, sleepy head." As the morning progresses, the child is fed, bathed, diapered, and dressed for an outing. Each activity is accompanied by the gentle touch of her parents, siblings, and grandmother, who take turns tickling her hands, chin, arms, and tummy. In clear pastel and primary colors, the collage, gouache, and colored-pencil illustrations depict loving family members with round faces, happy smiles, and rosy cheeks. Usually the text is placed on the left with the picture on the right, but there are a few double-page paintings. Large numerals appear alongside the words, accompanied by an appropriate number of daisies, which are the only items that coincide with the counting theme. Children will be drawn to the cheerful, sunny artwork and the anticipation of being tickled all the way to the end.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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