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Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes: A Treasury for Families to Learn and Play Together Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 2013

by Marc Brown (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Fingers ready?
Fingers set?
Fingers play!
It's time for Playtime Rhymes-a treasury of twenty favorite finger rhymes compiled and illustrated by the bestselling and beloved artist Marc Brown for the enjoyment of young and old.
From the clever Whoops! Johnny and funny Do Your Ears Hang Low? to the irrepressible Itsy-Bitsy Spider and rousing Wheels on the Bus, these are rhymes to say and sing aloud, each with pictorial instructions for the correlating finger movements.
An interactive experience at its very best, Playtime Rhymes will get little hands wiggling, jiggling, pointing, pounding, bending, stretching, and dancing as children animate the rhymes, pore over the vibrant pictures, and share the fun with family and friends.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    48 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.75 x 10.5 inches
  6. Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  7. Publication date
    October 1, 2013
  8. ISBN-10
    0316207357
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0316207355
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K-Gr 1–Fans of Brown's Hand Rhymes (Penguin, 1985) will be thrilled to see this new collection, which uses a similar visual format to teach rhymes and their accompanying actions. The book offers 20 participatory rhymes, seven of which were included in Hand Rhymes. Each one is colorfully illustrated using gouache and colored pencils on gessoed wooden panels. Paint was scraped away and overpainted in places to create texture. Small boxed line drawings match up with each line of text, suggesting interactive motions. Some rhymes are just for fingers (“Whoops! Johnny,” “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”), while others make use of the whole body (“I'm a Little Teapot,” “The Wheels on the Bus”). The well-known rhymes span the seasons. With its clean design and classic feel, this welcome title will be useful for programming and for adults who want to take home some of the fun from storytime.–Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Brown, whose books Finger Rhymes (1980), Hand Rhymes (1985), and Play Rhymes (1987) were library staples for years, offers 20 of his favorite action rhymes for today’s children and their grown-ups to enjoy together. Each rhyme appears on one or two double-page spreads, illustrated with large, softly colored pictures. Beside the large-print lines of text, tiny drawings show the actions that should accompany those lines. Although the origins of the individual rhymes are not given, the book is dedicated to Mother Goose, and many of them can be attributed to her. Others, such as The Wheels on the Bus and I’m a Little Teapot, are more modern. In an appended note, Brown comments on the appealing illustrations, created using with gouache and colored pencils on gessoed wooden panels. Focused primarily on active children and dressed animals, but full of lively details, the pictures create a childlike world where reality and fantasy coexist very comfortably. A fine read-aloud choice for young families and an attractive source of rhymes for baby, toddler, and preschool storytimes. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn Phelan

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (October 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316207357
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316207355
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and co-developer of the children's PBS television series, Arthur. He has also created a second book series, featuring D.W., Arthur's little sister, as well as numerous other books for children. Marc Brown lives with his family in Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars and great to have the illustrated directions for each rhyme
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
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Lovely illustrations, and great to have the illustrated directions for each rhyme.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great collection of rhymes
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2015
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What a great collection of rhymes. The illustrations are beautiful This is my go to gift book for new babies!
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J. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars with lots of fun hand games and songs to sing with little ones
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2015
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Cute book, with lots of fun hand games and songs to sing with little ones.
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M.
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest...
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2021
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Pictures that show the hand motions are very tiny and almost unusable
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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J. Grambo
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just rhymes, but finger plays to go with them!
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013
A delightful book of 20 finger plays, with their rhymes, and drawings of each movement for them. The author (Marc Brown, who created the Arthur series) painted cheerful illustrations of children on gessoed wooden panels, which lends a lovely textured look to the finished book. Most of the rhymes are familiar, a couple were new to me, and a few I haven't heard since I was in Kindergarten! You'll want to have your own copy of this one. A great gift for preschool teachers! Highly recommended for ages 1-5.
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J.Prather
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection.
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
Marc Brown's Playtime Rhymes is an excellent collection for any parent or caregiver working with toddlers. It contains 20 rhymes, all beautifully illustrated and accompanied by small drawings depicting the actions that go with each line. There are older rhymes and modern ones, all guaranteed to provide plenty of opportunity for interaction with your young one. It's never too early to learn classics such as Wheels on the Bus, or I'm a Little Teapot. This collection provides quite a few seasonal rhymes as well, which would be important for any preschool or toddler story time leader looking to fill out a themed unit. I am always looking for new finger plays for story time, and out of the twenty in this collection, I found three that I was not familiar with and that will likely be showing up in my story times soon! For a young parent new to the world of finger plays, and just now learning about the importance of rhyming to the development of young brains, this collection would be an important first step.

The illustrations in this collection are unique, with an old fashioned feel. The afterword gives an explanation of how this unique look was achieved, and the book does include a table of contents. The small boxes which depict the finger actions might be hard for some to decipher. I wish they could have been just a tad bit larger. I also wish this could have included more rhymes, but isn't that always true of a good thing? We always want more. This is a certainly a good thing for any parent of young children looking to jump start their playtime by inserting a few extra learning moments into their daily routine. Playtime Rhymes is an excellent choice for any parent and child to share together.
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luib
1.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014
Love this book!!! I am a preschool teacher and this book has really made circle time very exciting for my little friends.
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