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Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes?

by Vicky SHIEFMAN
Who Has Wiggle-Waggle Toes? illus. by Francesca Chessa. 40p. Holiday House. Jan. 2019. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780823438648.
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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.
Reviewed by Brooke Newberry, Winding Rivers Library System, West Salem, WI , Mar 01, 2019

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