'The deceptive simplicity of this delightful book about how all babies share the same characteristics oozes warmth and love. Oxenbury’s illustrations capture the joy of babyhood. This is the perfect title to introduce a child of any age to books – and one that doting parents will never tire of reading.' Daily Mail
'Delightfully exuberant and endearingly sentimental, this is a simple celebration of the differences and similarities between babies the world over. Helen Oxenbury's bold illustrations reach out directly to infants, while the rhyming text makes it perfect for reading again and again and again ...' Guardian
'This delightful, bouncing and well-constructed rhyme by Mem Fox celebrates the diversity of babies from around the world and the things they (almost) all have in common: their “10 little fingers and 10 little toes”. And surely nobody draws babies as well as Helen Oxenbury? From newborns to toddlers, she captures their expressions and positions with her sure pencil line, fleshed out with watercolour and warmth. Her pictures are full of incident: they show how all babies, dressed according to their customs, look and laugh, lean and point, and, as the characters in this book seem to grow up, how they sit, crawl and stand. It is a perfect book for introducing young children to the music and rhythm of language and showing them how to read images. It invites interaction: counting digits and kisses, or imitating penguins and chickens. It suggests that the world is big and various, with its landscapes of city and country, tents and tower blocks, and its ice and sunshine, but it has a message of fellowship, and rejoices in the universal security of a mother's lap.' Sunday Times