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Big-Stamp Two-Toes, the Barefoot Giant

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My girls (ages 5 and 7 now) LOVE this book! We have the whole series of tiptoes lightly. They are such gentle stories!
This book has 2 stories in one - Ompliant's Owie (Ompliant is an Elephant that lives in the woods) and Big-Stamp Two-Toes the Barefoot Giant. The girls got to meet new characters in this book, such as Chit-Chat the Chipmunk and Jemima and Jeremy Mouses' babies! My girls were a bit nervous and excited to read Big-Stamp...they actually insisted on jumping ahead to that chapter and covered their ears with anxious anticipation as I read it. They felt so brave! (It's not scary!) But there is lots of adventure in this book - a nutshell boat ride to Pixie Island and the Tiger in the Forest! All works out well in the end. These tales are perfect for boys and girls alike! My oldest loves to memorize the poems that Tiptoes recites in the books. My youngest loves the songs that are hidden in the book too! Hats off to Reg Down for putting such a magical spin on such beautiful stories!

We love the Tiptoes series of books by Reg Down. Tiptoes, the fairy and her forest friends are sweet characters with small adventures. There is just enough adventure to capture interest and move a story along but there is nothing frightening and no "drama" for small children (rec. 4yrs-8yrs). The illustrations are black and white line drawings to help us picture the happenings while letting the imagination weave the rest. This is a sweet story for sweet children, full of fancy, magic and delight.

We have read all of the tiptoes series and would HIGHLY recommend them to any child. Both of my girls still ask for these at bedtime and even my 6yr old reads them herself. Reg Down has done a fantastic job and my favorite part is they are so orginal. I feel like these stories are classics that I will keep for my grandchildren.

We discovered the books of Tiptoes Lightly about a year ago and continually enjoy them. The adventures of Tiptoes and her friends are a constant request from my three-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter at story time. They are timeless and are due to be classic children's stories.