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  • Published: 29 September 2008
  • ISBN: 9780670072392
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $24.99

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes



As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes . . .
A delightful Australian classic that will have children begging to hear it again and again.

From two of the most gifted picture book creators of our time, here is a celebration of babies and the joy they bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

Featured on Oprah’s list of best books for children aged 0-2.
Winner of the Turin International Book Fair award for best book for children aged 0-3.

There was one little baby who was born far away,
and another who was born on the very next day.
And both of these babies—as everyone knows
—had ten little fingers and ten little toes.

'This is a perfect read-aloud picture book . . . full of warmth and appeal. It was a joy to read and a pleasure to hold.' Margaret Hamilton, Bookseller and Publisher

  • Published: 29 September 2008
  • ISBN: 9780670072392
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $24.99

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About the authors

Mem Fox

Mem Fox has written more than 40 books for children, including the bestselling and much-loved picture books Possum Magic and Where is the Green Sheep?. Other books by Mem include Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hunwick’s Egg, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath, Koala Lou, Baby Bedtime and Roly Poly. In 2019, The Tiny Star was released to great critical acclaim from the Australian Book Industry, and 2021 saw the release of two new picture books, Early One Morning and Cat Dog, followed by Our Dragon in 2023. Mem’s newest picture book, Meerkat Mayhem, is another exciting collaboration from the talented and bestselling Where is the Green Sheep? team.
Mem has been presented with an array of book awards and was awarded an AM for services to the cultural life of Australia in 1993.
Mem lives in Adelaide and is a retired Associate Professor of Literacy Studies from Flinders University, South Australia.

Helen Oxenbury

Helen Oxenbury is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed illustrators in the world. Her numerous books for children include the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and one of the best-loved picture books of all time We're Going on a Bear Hunt written by Michael Rosen. She lives in London, England.

Awards & recognition

REAL Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  2010  •  Picture Books

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