Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is a well-loved and widely used action song and this particular board book both provides clear visuals and text for it.

Kubler’s illustrations of babies have clearly been influenced by the style of Helen Oxenbury early board books which I remember enjoying with my own children. Each page features a smiling, chubby baby showing the relevant action (touching head etc.) and it’s a nice touch to have their soft toys beside them performing the same. The pages for eyes, ears, mouth and nose feature items relating to these parts of the body – books, rattles, beaker, bowl of food, flowers… The soft pencil outlines filled in rich, warm colours make for appealing pictures to accompany the dual text. A helpful back cover provides the musical score and song in full. This is a title that will be popular both at home and in early year classes. (Available in 14 dual language editions.)