Tikki Tikki Tembo
“Tikki Tikki Tembo is a perfect book to read aloud, but don’t be surprised if you find yourself joining the ranks of its chanting followers.”
Amazon.com, editorial review
Winner of Parents' Choice Award Winner, 2009
Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award
Among longlisted titles for ALA Notable Children's Books
Among longlisted titles for AudioFile Best Audiobooks, 2009
Winner of Parents' Choice Award Winner, 2009
Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award
Among longlisted titles for ALA Notable Children's Books
Among longlisted titles for AudioFile Best Audiobooks, 2009
This humorous retelling of a favorite folktale recounts how the Chinese came to give their children short names. This perfect read-aloud storybook is one adults and children will enjoy sharing together again and again.When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo is the name of a mother's first, and most honored, son. It means, "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world!"
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