Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes?

by Vicky Shiefman, Francesca Chessa (Illustrator)

Overview

Who says you have to sit still at story time? This book encourages toddlers and preschoolers to shimmy, shake, and stomp along with a story that's both fun and filled with layers of learning!

Who has wiggle-waggle toes? I do. Who has flip-flop feet? I do!

The girls and boys in this book have kissable noses, out-there elbows, big bold bottoms, and hokey pokey heads--which they crinkle, flap, shimmy, and shake. This joyful celebration of our amazing body parts encourages fun, high-energy learning about science, language, self-regulation and focus, and more!

Perfect for brain breaks and active story times!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823454709
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	06/20/2023
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.88(w) x 10.01(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

VICKY SHIEFMAN is the author of several children's books, including Sunday Potatoes, Monday Potatoes and Good-bye to the Trees. She taught public school on the Lower East Side for many years.

FRANCESCA CHESSA is a prominent Italian illustrator. She has worked on more than 40 children's books, and also teaches workshops on children's book art and color theory at several universities.

Editorial Reviews

"High spirits and funny words set the tone in this crowd-pleasing picture book. . . . Chessa's playful illustrations feature a large, diverse crew of preschoolers who appear in small groups in different settings and clearly enjoy frolicking about in response to the words. A cheerful change of pace for storytime fun."—Booklist

From the Publisher

03/01/2019

PreS-K—Are you ready to "flap your out-there elbows?" In this engaging call-and-response picture book, a diverse group of illustrated children is shown responding to each action prompt. "Well, can you twiddle your wiggle-waggle toes?/ Yes I can twiddle my wiggle-waggle toes." The unique and silly language to describe various body parts from "knockabout knees" to "big bold bottoms" will have preschoolers in giggles while they move their whole bodies. The mixed media illustrations depict everything with bright colors and is as engaging as the text. While there is no real story, the children will be too busy moving to notice. This book is a natural fit for any movement of body-based storytime theme and will get people of all ages moving. VERDICT A purchase for libraries and storytime collections everywhere.—Brooke Newberry, Winding Rivers Library System, West Salem, WI

School Library Journal

2018-10-15

This interactive, energetic lyric will easily prompt preschoolers to get up and celebrate their bodies.

Chessa's colored-pencil, watercolor, and digital cartoon illustrations depict a culturally diverse cast of lively children who proudly embrace their different body types. Whether on the beach or on stage, the author showcases kids publicly engaging in everyday activities that encourage self-worth and positive body affirmations. Children with "knockabout knees" dance in a shower of colorful confetti while others with hula hoops "shimmy [their] big bold bottoms" proudly. Have a "kissable nose" or "flip-flop feet"? "I do," this cast of children declares. Several children wear eyeglasses, and one uses a wheelchair; their attire (play clothes and costumes) is as varied as their skin tones and hair textures. All the children have convincingly preschool bodies, and some are noticeably chubbier than others—all are equally ebullient. The call-and-response, patterned text ("Can you flap your out-there elbows? / Yes, I can flap my out-there elbows") invites eager audience participation, both vocal and physical. Everyone is invited to this read-along/sing-along body party that is the perfect tool for any preschool setting that seeks to affirm and teach children to celebrate their unique bodies without shame.

Fun and high-spirited—pure joy. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews