Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes (Board Book) Board book – International Edition, January 1, 2003

I gave it as a gift and the mother said , “This book is genius.” Her son loves playing with it, he can’t tear it or chew it! The story is fun for a baby.

our baby girls favorite book & song still. She's nearly 18months old and she still brings me this book the most. She can be very stubborn about having this book read over another by pushing it into my lap mostly. as the momma i've considered putting the book up just to give me a break from this favorite, any book read too many times in a row gets tiresome after awhile. i only put it up once because she hit me with it, it was returned to the bookshelf while she was taking a nap.she has learned her head and her nose already and shows an interest in knees and toes. she will tap mommy's & daddy's shoulders but not her own yet. we sing the song, read the book and even have a dvd for this song (baby einstein). as soon as the song starts on the dvd she goes and gets her bookwhile waiting for her check up another mom said something to her child about being careful not to bonk his head and when the lady said "head" our baby touched her own head much to the other mom's surprise.our baby girl is fairly quiet when we are out (if its a new place) and loves to look at her books. giving her a book in the waiting room is better then giving her a toy. i only mention this because kids are amused by different things. there is no saying an active child would love this (or any other) book as much. i do think because it has actions and song mixed in with the book it would be a hit with any child...for wear & tear this is signs of aging already but all of her board books show their age, she chews on them when she's teething. so far they are preferred over actual teething toys.the size seems to be perfect for herthe illustrations however don't seem to engage her attention as much as some of her other books, she seems to be in a hurry to flip the pages. She will pause on one set and stare hard at the pictures. which pages changes and i have not figured out what it is that makes her look like she is thinking so hard. as long as she keeps handing it to me i will keep reading/singing it to her.

Great book to teach body parts. The pictures are wonderful. Fun book. Came fast and in perfect shape.

Great board book for toddlers ages 1-3. Cute pictures and easy for them to follow.

I knew the text of this book would be just the song lyrics, and I didn't mind that. I think songs make words and stories easier to remember, anticipate, and recognize on book pages, and help little ones learn to read. The illustrations of the chubby babes are cute. And I like that, although thin, this book is big at 8 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches. I gave it three stars because the song lyrics are divided awkwardly among the pages. The first spread has only two words "head, shoulders," while another spread has "head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes! And eyes..." So in order to sing the song at its normal pace, you have to frantically flip some pages while lingering on other pages. It's awkward. I like that the back of the book contains the sheet music of the song if you want to play it on the piano or sound out the melody. At the deeply discounted price at which I bought it, I would definitely buy it again.

A great book for toddlers

i got this book to complete a 4-for-3 deal, so i wasn't expecting much. however, my 13-month-old daughter and i both love this book! i sang the song while flipping through the pages in the beginning, and now she brings me the book whenever i sing the song. i didn't realize that my daughter could associate songs with specific items until now! don't worry if you don't know the song, because they even included the melody notes on the back cover (of course, that means you need to be able to read music or play an instrument). the book is twice the size of many of my daughter's other board books, but she doesn't seem to have much trouble turning the pages as long as the book is on the floor.

I am always looking for books to share with the grandkids. This book is perfect for a young child. There are several ways to enjoy this book. Two we have enjoyed are: singing the song ("Head, shoulders, knees and toes") with the words of the book or just read them out while pointing to the picture and on the child reading (Read head, point to head). Our grandson responded well to the faces of the babies in this book. I would give this as a gift to any young child. Annie Kubler's did an excellent creating pictures that are bright and happy, which is perfect for a very young child.