Illus. in full color. A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Bright & Early Books(R))
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Illus. in full color. A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.
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By Al Perkins, Illustrated by Eric Gurney
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb was one of her picks.
What is most unusual about this early reader is that it adds a beat to make the material more memorable and fun. The story has monkeys using their hands to beat on various drums. All children will find themselves pounding on something to match the rhythm of the rhyme. "Rings on fingers. Rings on thumb. Drum drum, Drum drum, Drum drum drum." (By the way, for parents old enough to remember Ringo Starr, this does seem to be a satire on Ringo here.) That use of drumming adds a useful kinesthetic clue that will ingrain the material faster. Children start to learn to read by memorizing, and this book is unusually well designed to assist in that process.
But the main thing is that it is fun to read this book. You would have a smile on you face if you read it alone. The smile will broaden when you read with your child, in response to her or his pleasure in the book. That's a great gift for you, as well!
There are lots of jokes about musicians in here that you should enjoy. One of the beats is a play on the word "ditty" for a song. "Dum ditty, Dum ditty, Dum dum dum." Naturally, you can also read this as "Dumb song, Dumb song, Dumb dumb dumb." Your child will never know what you are laughing about.
After you have finished enjoying this very helpful and entertaining book, I suggest that you try your hand at writing and illustrating a similar one. One possible theme could be built around bees buzzing. This book alludes to humming, so you could work with that, as well.
Have many laughs, and be encouraged as a reading tutor!
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In case anyone is interested, here is the text that's missing from the six pages that were cut from the Bright & Early Board Book version:
Monkeys come
And monkeys go.
Hands with handkerchiefs.
Blow! Blow! Blow!
"Hello Jack."
"Hello Jake."
Shake hands
Shake hands
Shake! Shake! Shake!
"Bye-bye Jake."
"Bye-bye Jack"
Dum ditty
Dum ditty
Whack! Whack! Whack!
Monkeys come
And monkeys go.
Hands with handkerchiefs.
Blow! Blow! Blow!
"Hello Jack."
"Hello Jake."
Shake hands
Shake hands
Shake! Shake! Shake!
"Bye-bye Jake."
"Bye-bye Jack"
Dum ditty
Dum ditty
Whack! Whack! Whack!
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By P. Bonoff
Format:Hardcover
This is still our family's favorite book, after some 30 years. We had to search for it when grandson was born in 1999. Amazon's search under "monkey" actually turned it up, so we immediately sent it down to him in New Orleans. He prefers eating the book right now, but he's got the rhythm and loves the pictures. Every child would love this book. It grows on you, and excites your memory of reading. I recommend memorizing it (easy) and chanting it in the car, on a stroll, or on the pot. It's interactive in the best ways.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hand Hand Fingers Thumb
My children had this book and loved it. They loved the rhythm and it was easy on the reader. You could also do action with the words. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Jan Bowyer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book - My grandson's Favorite.
My grandson, now 2, loves this book. We call it the Monkey book and he has been bringing it to me to read since he could walk. Read more
Published 10 days ago by ROBYSMOM
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this book
Love this book, I remember it from when I was little and have always liked this author. Will purchase again.
Published 14 days ago by Elisa
3.0 out of 5 stars
ok
He liked it but not loved it. It was simple and easy to read, even fun. he thought it was dumb.
Published 16 days ago by M. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved this book when my son was little.
My son and I used to read this. I ordered this copy for a new Great-Nephew.
Cute little story/poem with good rhythm and meter.
Cute little story/poem with good rhythm and meter.
Published 26 days ago by David P. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dum ditty dum
My daughter LOVES this book. I bought a copy for my godson, who is older (now 2) and he LOVES this book as well. Plus, this is a great size for their little hands.
Published 1 month ago by Ms_Randalynn
4.0 out of 5 stars
For the young
At her insistance, I read it to my daughter so many times I memorized it. This copy, I bought for my granddaughter, but I can still repeat most of it from nearly 50 years ago. Read more
Published 1 month ago by W. Priebe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book
Seriously, how could you go wrong with classic Seuss? Unlike the butchered board books, the hardcovers are just like I remember them.
Published 1 month ago by Zippy's Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a fun book!
I used this book as a musical activity in a preschool class. As I read the book to the children, they would tap on their handmade drums. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Blessed
3.0 out of 5 stars
You missed nothing if you only got the board book
As I mentioned in my review of "Go, Dog. Go!", I expect the paper-page versions of these books to be essentially the board books, plus. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Zinn
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