Whose Toes Are Those?
A rhyming counting game focused on a baby's own feet. By the end, the child realizes the toes belong to them, making it a perfect activity for a nappy change.
Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim is estimated to take about 2.5 minutes to read aloud (60 words, about 1 sentence a page), and it lands best with children aged 0-2.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 2.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Estimated word count
- 60Our estimate
- Sentences per page
- 1Sentence per page
- Re-read tolerance
- 4/5repeat friendly
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-2Our editorial fit
Our review
The book is very short and highly interactive, relying on the child's own body to complete the game. It is built around immediate, tactile engagement.
It is best used during a nappy change when those toes are already right in front of you. It doesn't work well as a standard sitting story.
Before you buy it
This is a very short book that works best if you have the child's feet in your hands. It's not a very effective choice for sitting in a chair to read.
Themes
- body parts
- counting
- babies
- families
Books like Whose Toes Are Those?
Matched by refrain, density, length, and listener—not just the subject.
Questions parents ask
How long does it take to read Whose Toes Are Those? aloud?
About 2.5 minutes at an unhurried pace, including a standard allowance for page turns, pictures and participation, from a word count of 60. Stopping for a longer conversation on every page will add more time.
What age is Whose Toes Are Those? actually for?
Ages 0-2 in our testing, which is narrower than the publisher's range. With 1 sentence a page and vocabulary at 1 out of 5, it asks for that much attention span and no more.
Does Whose Toes Are Those? survive being read on repeat?
Yes. It survives a fortnight of nightly repeats, which is the real test.
Is Whose Toes Are Those? a good book for a child who will not sit still?
It helps that it rhymes, and it has a refrain a child can join in with, and it asks the child questions to answer out loud. Those three features are what keep a wriggling toddler listening, far more than the subject matter does.
Will my child memorise Whose Toes Are Those??
Probably, and fast. The book leans on a repeated refrain, and at 4 out of 5 for re-read tolerance it survives the nightly repeats that get a book memorised. Expect your child to chant the pattern back before they can actually read.
Can a beginning reader read Whose Toes Are Those? on their own?
It is closer than most picture books. With 1 sentence a page and plain vocabulary (1 out of 5), a confident early reader can attempt it, though it is written to be read aloud first.
What themes does Whose Toes Are Those? cover?
We tag it with body parts, counting, babies and families. Those are the threads that actually run through the book, not just the ones on the cover, which is how it earns its place on our themed lists rather than a keyword match.
