My Wonderful Body

This month in story time we are focusing on our bodies.  Each week we will read about different body parts.  With this in mind, I'm going to share some of my favorite books focusing on our bodies and their parts . . .

Parts by Tedd Arnold
A five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart untill he learns new teeth grow and hair and skin replace themselves.

Ten Tiny Toes by Caroline Church
Combines art with rhymes in an adaptation of the classic song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," that reveals how ears wiggle and bellies giggle.

We've All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin
Various animals invite the reader to experience what their different body parts can do, including their tickly belly buttons.

Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson
Rhyming text, accompanied by labeled illustrations that identify parts of the body, encourages readers to wiggle and twist, stomp and zig-zag, and hug and shrug.

Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton
Three creatures point out their body parts.


More Body Books --
Alphabet Fun: Making Letters with Your Body by Jill Starishevsky
Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes: A First Book All About You by Judy Hindley
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Jeannie Winston
Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Look at You: A Baby Body Book by Kathy Henderson
More Parts by Tedd Arnold