Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo is the name of a mother's first, and most honored, son. Beautifully illustrated, 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. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its Teachers Top 100 Books for Children. The mother’s first born son is named Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo, which (for the story’s purpose only) means Most Wonderful. The injustice of this fable is not lost on my own little one. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lents classic re-creat. This humorous retelling of a favorite folktale recounts how the Chinese came to give their children short names. The story is based on an invented Chinese custom whereby children are named in certain ways based on their birth order. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Listen to an excerpt of the Storytime CD Set of TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO, read by Marcia Gay Harden. BOOKS READ ALOUD - by Leah Tikki Tikki Temboretold by Arlene Mosel illustrated by Blair LentText copyright by Arlene Moselillustration copyright by Blair Len.
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