The Tushy Book

The Tushy Book by Fran Manushkin. Illustrated by Tracy Dockray. Feiwel and Friends. 2009. Copy supplied by publisher.

The Plot: Oh, let's be real. There is no plot! It's just a love-fest to the tushy!

The Good: I saw the cover of this book and began giggling. The Tushy Book? Really?

Really. Because "when you're born, your tushy's there/ready to go anywhere."

And there's more: "Every tushy's in the back/ Every tushy has a crack!/ Where would you put underwear/ if your tushy wasn't there?"

And for those reading along, there's a part where we are all encouraged to say "TUSHY TUSHY TUSHY."

Yeah. Whether you're reading this one on one, or in story time, you're going to have a lot of fun and will need to allow extra time for giggles. As you can see from the quotes, this is told in rhyme; it's pitch perfect, giving a nice rhythm to the story, making it a great story time book. The illustrations are full of tushies -- babies, grown-ups, even animals; some in diapers, some in bathing suits, some in the bathtub. The children are all ages and sizes and ethnic backgrounds. Adults are old and young and in-between.

The Video:



And not just a video! A website with coloring sheets. And a "circle the tushies" activity sheet.

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