Little Thumb                                                 by Wanda Dionne                                                 published by Pelican                                         Flowers to pick                                        Pebbles to throw.                                       Mud pies to make                                        Gardens to grow.

 

To order click below: www.pelicanpub.com/proddetail.asp?prod=1565547543&cat=167	Top of Texas Literature Review:  This unusual story could be used for story time in a pre-kindergarten or kindergarten class.  Dillon's brightly colored realistic illustrations will appeal to children.  Dionne's message will appeal to parents, especially those with a child who sucks his/her thumb.  In this rhyming story a little girls' thumb explains to her why it doesn't belong in her mouth.  The thumb doesn't include just the usual parent's admonition about germs that will make you sick, but it tells all the wonderful things that it will help her do--tie a know, bounce a ball, and hold a sandwich--to name a few.  The thumb also explains that it has whorls and lines that make the little girl unique.