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If Mom Had Three Arms

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As a preschool teacher I am always looking for good books to share with my children....and this is a great one!! Any book that holds the attention of 15 three year olds is a book worthy of reading....And when they pull it off the bookshelf themselves and "read" it to each other, you know you have a great one. Good for practicing counting and good for the imagination .

We love this clever, gorgeous book. All kids can relate to the parental lament "I only have two arms." Karen Kaufman Orloff helps children imagine a world without that limitation, while she captures the special feeling of the parent-child bond. Pete Whitehead's pictures are vivid and fun. Counting the arms and finding the numbers brings lot of giggles. We have given this book as a gift for several children ages 3-7 and they all love it too.

This is the perfect counting book for slightly older kids. My daughter and I got such a kick out of the fun rhymes, clever illustrations, and counting all those arms! Her favorite part is if Mom had fourteen arms - 'she'd control the arcade!'

IF MOM HAD THREE ARMS is a funny and delightful new book. Highly recommended for ages 4-8.

My daughter loves, LOVES this book. She is now 19 months and, in the last year, has memorized every detail of every page of this book. It is not only a great counting book but the wonderful illustrations have captured her imagination. I quiz her on every object that is depicted and have her point to the numbers, even though she can't yet speak them. She loves to point out the puppy and the little boy on every page, and she really loves the baby in the illustration for number "20". She still asks for the book by vogueing her arms like the "Mom" does in so many of the pages. Adorable.