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Barney Plays Nose To Toes

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The book walks you through the touching of various body parts. After reading it 10,000 times, my daughter loves has figured out how to touch her body parts in concert with the story. In fact, if we start reciting the story, without the book around, she will go through the routine.

Fun to read and I love watching my baby girl perform.

ISBN 1570640777 - Barney's been around for a while now, and his first set of fans are now just about old enough to have their own kids - and pass on their childhood love of the big purple guy. This definitively moves Barney from a cute TV character to a childhood icon and makes him a great friend to learn from.

In short rhymes, Barney introduces young readers to Barney Says (not to be confused with Simon Says, because Barney doesn't start each "order" with "Barney says..."). Readers are told to tap their nose, march their feet and more, learning the parts of their body in a fun and interactive way.

The photographs by Dennis Fuller show Barney and four young children (not the same four on each page, oddly) on a gray background, leaving only the action to draw your attention. Since the idea is to do, as much as to read, it's a nice touch that the photos aren't too detailed. Also nice is that the children are a somewhat racially diverse group. Best of all, of course, your child can be a Barney fan without being a couch potato!

- AnnaLovesBooks

Prompt delivery of book. Condition was okay. Sticker on cover and crayon written on pages, that washed off.

Let me begin with the fact that I am not a huge Barney fan. We do not spend TV on him. But, I love this book!

We bought our first copy for my oldest son 11 years ago. During the years and three more children, we have had to buy 3 or 4 replacement copies. The easy and fun way of learning body parts is wonderful.

My 17 month old twin girls love this book! They learned nose, toes, ears, and other body parts from this book. It is fun for them to play the game with Barney. And my favorite is that one of my daughters gives me a big hug when we get to the last page where Barney gives hugs.

My 15-month old has never watched the Barney show, but he loves this book! After reading it only a couple of times and doing the hand motions with him, he started doing some of them by himself! He loves to look at the pictures of the children doing the motions (pat your head, tap your nose, now bend down and touch your toes...). There's a different motion on each page.

My 20 month old and I LOVE this book. It teaches different parts of the body and my son knows the book by heart. Very good book. Would recommend it to anyone.

My 19 month old daughter doesn't know who Barney is but she loves this book. We got it when she was a year old and she quickly learned to do the movements herself. Now she pats her nose and her head and then looks to me and says "momma" telling me to do it. No other book out there like this that you can do while SITTING--so you can start it with an infant!

We have really enjoyed this book at our house! My kids love to imitate what Barney and the children are doing, and we love to do the actions all together over and over. ("Pat your head, tap your nose, now bend down and touch your toes. . .") It's a really fun way to learn body parts, and it gets us moving and laughing together. Though toddlers and preschoolers will understand the book's contents best, it's also a good choice for babies because they can see Barney and the children very clearly, and babies love bright colors and faces. And after you've read the book and done the actions many times, Baby will most likely start to imitate you, and, behold, a fun tradition is born! This is a great way for you and the kids to interact and have some fun, and the fact that they're learning at the same time sure doesn't hurt!

My 1 1/2 year old daughter LOVES this book. When I read it she just laughs. She doesn't do the commands yet like "pat your head", but she seems to get a kick out of me doing it for her. She loves to "read" the book by herself (turning the pages and jabbering). If your child likes the videos, this is a great compliment to that.