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There's an N on your nose is surely one of the cutest books I've ever read! Loved the illustrations! Definitely a great book for kids!!

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This book will take its readers on a delightful abcderian journey, from the head to the toes. It is original with creative and playful rhymes accompanied by detailed, vibrant, and whimsical illustrations that will make it a repeat-read.

While the letters don’t go from A to Z in alphabetical order and not all of the letters are included, it is a truly imaginative and fun way to learn the alphabet, body parts, and even spellings! I also love the subtle details that show inclusion and diversity even through the adorable animal characters in the book.

In Summary
A delightful way to learn!

Disclaimer: Digital review copy from NetGalley

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*received for free from netgalley for honest review* silly little letters book, cute artwork and you could make this book into a activity!

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This is a great book to help children start to learn to read! Beautiful artwork that kids will love and a simple structure to help kids learn. Highly recommend.

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A book for early reader who learns the body parts, easy to understand, rhyming and contains big alphabets to help them recognize the words.

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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is an alphabet book, but I found that it was a bit confusing and kids might find it confusing too.

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I just love this book. The images are so cute and relating the alphabet to your body parts while not innovative but is done here in a very new and interesting way.

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This was a cute little book that used a lot of the letters in the alphabet while also showing body parts to go along with them. The preschooler I watch really did not enjoy this one as much as other books that are similar to this where they teach you the alphabet. I also think that this one could have been better if it used all of the letters throughout the book in some way.

*Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for my ARC of the book. All opinions are my own. *

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This was a really wonderfully illustrated children's book that connects the ABCs to body parts, which feels like a nice 2-for-1 with my 5 year old and 3 year old. They both REALLY loved it and asked for me to read it several times. It's also a fast one, for all my parents out there looking for some quick bedtime reads. I really recommend this to any parent who is helping their kid learn to read, but it also works well for the younger crowd too with it's pleasing animal pictures.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review, even though this is a bit late. ;)

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This is a cute rhyming book about the letters that make up the parts of our body. It really reminded me of the show I watched as a kid called Word World and I was definitely here for it.

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There's an N on Your Nose by Dennis Canfield.
Did you know there's an N on your Nose?
Can you touch the T on your Toes?
Are there Es in your Ears and your Eyes?
Was the H in your Hair a surprise?
A lovely read for your little ones. They will also love the pictures. 5*.

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Thank you Netgalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of a honest review

This is a good way for kids to learn the alphabets .A good start to kid's education.

Suitable for pre nursery and nursery kids

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This is a very cute story, written as a poem, that teaches children about the alphabet, the parts of their bodies and animals.

I found it to be very sweet and beautifully written and illustrated and I believe both children and adults will enjoy reading it together and learning from it.

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This is a fantastic rhyming book for children, which is full of gorgeous animals spelling out letters of the alphabet which relate to each area of the body, such as having an N on your nose, and a T on your toes. The story is so cute, and all children will adore learning their letters and words through this beautiful book, which has lovely graphics. Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is such a sweet book for a young reader to have, every child in the world should have access to this helpful and knowledgeable book. It teaches children letters and words for which those letters start with.

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I love how fun this book is! This book is perfect for toddlers and children who are just starting to learn about the alphabet and spelling.

It's a short and fun read, but I hope it's a bit longer because I enjoy how cute it is, thinking it is for children I kind of get why it is short because children don't have a long attention span so it's perfect for them.

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Thanks to NetGalley to provide me with this advanced copy and thanks to Dennis Canfield
First of all, let me tell u something if u are looking for kids' books or babies' books this is from you and your child. If you are just reading this by yourself to get fun, do not do it because it is from kids and kids need to read this- No, you do not need it.

i read this book with my little cousin and she said she was enjoying it when we were reading it. i was supposed to be liking this book whether my cousin told me yes, she had been enjoying it

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In my humble opinion children’s books can be difficult to review. The very intention of the book is to entertain children and so how does an adult objectively review such material. You could simply have a child review the book, but they’re fickle and swing back and forth on little things like using the bathroom. Usually asking them if they like something is meet with, “yes” whether it’s true or not.

In my time as a reviewer, I have found one method that works. It is my own experience as a parent that informs this method and results, but it has proven to be an effective one. Repeat reading. For example, I have lost track of how many times I have read Goodnight Train because I began reading it to my son around 2 years old, three or four times a day. Never at bedtime mind you, no, that would be too easy and perfect. This is something that carries on today and you could argue its all in how you read the story which is why I seek to make each story as fun as possible on that first go through.

There’s an N on your Nose lends itself to fun by having adorable animals on every page. The art is crisp and vibrant. Each animal being very recognizable and dare I say internet sweethearts. The catch is that there’s not much for the art to do. It’s almost hidden behind the balloon style letters that are on the page, which end up making it feel as if the letters were more important than the animals.

The story is simple enough as it’s all in the title, There’s an N on your Nose. Followed by a T on your toes and so forth. They all have a sing-songy rhyming feel except for when they don’t. As I read it to my son, he wanted to guess each body part that was next, which added a layer of enjoyment. Until we got to the end. The story just putters off at the end. It breaks its own mold and as we finished reading, he seemed unconvinced that it was in fact over. We continued on to our second story of the evening and when given the option to go back to this book for a second time, he declined. It seems as if he only had the interest in guessing the next body part and after he had done that he was done with the book. Several nights later we are still reading the other book introduced that night, but when There’s an N on Your Nose is offered, he continues to decline. While this may only be true for my child, I think that is something every parent is aware of when buying a book. Some of the books I dislike reading are in fact his favorite, but when neither party is interested, that’s saying something about the story.

My main issue is that there is a very rhythmic poem at the start of the book almost as a dedication, but then the same level of effort isn’t put into the rhymes in the story. Some of the pages feel forced and clunky. That and the art never feels like the star. It barely feels like it’s contributing to the story aside from cute animal depictions.

This last bit is just a personal annoyance, but why did the elephant have cracked glasses? Why did they keep wearing them after that? I didn’t really understand that because its very noticeable, almost distracting even and yet it’s shown at least twice during the story. Furthermore we see a box of cracked glasses as well… what is this elephant doing to their glasses? It would have been nice if the art was telling a cohesive story with the writing instead of adding personality quirks to silent characters. Without thinking this minor detail adds a tremendous backstory to an elephant with E’s on its ears and eyes.

While the book is pleasant at first glance, there’s not a lot here to warrant a read or a purchase. Perhaps a very young toddler would get into it, but it’s not like it’s a complete alphabet book or even a strong contender to teach anatomy. It covers the basics, which is that same thing I would say about this story… basic.

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There's an N on Your Nose is a great book for a child learning their letters and working on spelling. I loved all of the different animal illustrations, it was a very cute book.

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What a sweet story for parents to read to their young children! I loved that it incorporates the alphabet with rhymes to make it fun for children.

The illustrations are lovely and will keep children engaged with the story. They are very detailed so there are a lot of different talking points parents can point out.

This was very delightful to read!

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