Tikki Tikki Tembo

Good service. Delivered on time. Price a little high.

Love this book!!

My son is 52. I read this to him as a little boy and it was one of his favorites. It’s a special book. Now my little great grandson loves it.

I told my granddaughter this story and she asked me to buy it for her. I read it to my class many times when I was teaching.

His name was Tikki Tikki Tembo-No Sa Rembo-Chari Bari Ruchi-Pip Pari Pembo. And because of that, one thing is different today than it was then. You will never guess what it is. So, instead of trying, read this enjoyable tale!And, if you want to sound precocious (that's super smart) just memorize his name!_________________________The above is for young readers. The following was prompted by reading negative reviews by those who are thin-skinned when it comes to fanciful (even realistic-fiction) books that may be interpreted as racist or, at least, demeaning. Here is my response to such criticism about this particular book:1. First of all, this IS (not even realistic) fiction. Do children really believe fanciful tales?2. An adult reader can easily comment that this story represents an individual case/mother/family and is not representative of the whole culture--no matter what the author may seem to infer.3. Do (even good) books about African-Americans, for instance, really represent the experience of MOST in that sub-culture? No. So, should we not read certain black children's books because they're not totally representative?4. Following the thinking of some reviewers, we wouldn't read:a. An older book about a poor black child, "J.T.".b. A book about a poor Polish-American girl in "The Hundred Dresses".c. An old book about a poor Puerto Rican: "Gang Girl".d. A negative book about judges: "The Judge".e. A book about a greedy woman: "The Magic Fish".f. A book about a misbehaving child: "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More".And so it goes. Do authors of fantastic stories ever say up front: "Sorry, folks, but this is not truthfully representative of reality?"Okay, so an insensitive fellow student starts to call Asian schoolmates "Tikki Tikki" to be derisive. Or a student decides to tease a poor (white) girl with the handle of "Gertrude" [from "Gertrude's Pocket"] or "Wanda Petronski" [from "The Hundred Dresses"]. Do we not read such interesting books? No, we deal with the short-sightedness of the child.I say back off with the criticism.The Creative Teacher: Activities for Language Arts (Grades 4 through 8 and Up)

I loved this book as a child, and I introduced my daughter to her own copy. She’s 8 and fell in love just like I did. This copy is beautiful and will be a lovely keepsake.

My 15 year granddaughter, out of the blue, asked if I still had this , I quickly replaced … she remembered his full name since she was a toddler!!!

This classic story is a fun read with its tongue twisting lyrics