Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes: questions to ask and activities to try
Nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes is a glorious celebration of babies around the world.
What age is it for? Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes is best from birth to age 3. Good for: Babies around the world, and what we all share.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury)
- Age
- 0-3
- Best for
- Babies around the world, and what we all share
Read it slowly and count your baby's fingers and toes as you go. It's a lovely book for cuddles and for very first reading.
What it helps with
- Bonding through reading
- Counting fingers and toes
- Babies from around the world
- Rhythm and repetition
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “How many fingers does the baby have?”
- “Can we count your toes?”
- “Where were the babies from?”
- “How were they different?”
- “How were they the same?”
- “Who gets the kiss at the end?”
5-minute activities to try together
This little piggy
Count your baby's fingers and toes with a rhyme or a song.
Hand prints
Make hand and foot prints and count the fingers and toes together.
Free printables: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
So Much (Trish Cooke and Helen Oxenbury)
- Best for
- Feeling loved by a big family
- Age
- 0-5
A Great Big Cuddle (Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell)
- Best for
- Joining in with rhymes and sounds, and sharing feelings
- Age
- 0-5
Peepo! (Janet and Allan Ahlberg)
- Best for
- Peekaboo, rhyme and noticing details
- Age
- 0-3
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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