Tikki Tikki Tembo

Good quality used book love it!

Love this book so fun! Fan favorite in our house! The book was used when we bought it but we don’t mind because our kids will put ware and tare on it too!

This was a favorite book of my daughter’s in the 1980s. So I bought it for my grandson and he loves it as much as his mom did!

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)

Made the way children’s books should be: lots of art for the imagination. This a favorite of mine and it’s still a strong pick… If you can find it new or used… buy it. My kids still “sing” the too long a name of the child.

Over 30 years ago I remember our elementary school librarian reading this book to me and I just loved the long name and the repetitive nature of it used throughout the book. It was something I never forgot. This was one of the first books I purchased for my own children and I often buy it as a baby gift for baby showers. It teaches several wonderful lessons and has great illustration.

Best book EVER! My adult children are fighting over wh0 gets the original that I read to them at least a thousand times!!!!

As a second child myself, I loved the paperback version(which still resides at my parent's home) where the true hero is poor little Chang who has to remember his older brother's ridiculously long name: Tikki Tikki Tembo-No Sa Remb-Chari Bari Ruchi-Pip Peri Pembo, it order to save him from drowning. I wanted the hardcover for my own children to enjoy as much as my sister & I did when young. I remember choosing this book to memorize in 6th or 7th grade for a storytelling challenge our teacher gave us one time. It was actually quite a fun experience as the name has fun rhythm & cadence--and I'm shy! I wish they'd offer the hardbound book with the CD, but I had to buy that along with the paperback version. Oh well, I can pass that on as a gift to another family who might like it. At least the paperback version still has a binding, so you can see the title when placed among other books on a bookshelf. I just wanted the hardcover because I expect it to get a lot of use--hopefully I'll be able to pass it on to grandchildren.

A wonderful book. Hubby got for our son to bond over a childhood memory. My son now runs all over the house repeating tikki tikki tembo.......

This is a lovely story for 3-8 year olds. It feels great when kids mimics with you the name tikki tikki tembo

I loved this book as a kid, and my 3 year old son loves it as well. He likes to recite the name with me as a read. Classic.

I hesitated to give this book five stars for a number of reasons, most notably the unwarranted but niggling feeling that perhaps it's not the most politically correct book (although there's nothing remotely offensive about a tale from ancient China) and the fact that by the end of the book if you're reading this aloud to your child you get so freaking tired of saying that whole name that you hope that your child doesn't want you to read it again. And the reason I gave it five stars anyway is because my four-year-old did want me to read it again. And again. And again and again and again until she could rattle off "Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo" without hesitation herself. It's a cute story that deserves to be read out loud, no matter how exhausting it gets, because it's fun and catchy and one that I remember fondly from my own childhood for the same reasons that my daughter loves it now. So buy this book. But you might also want to buy an oxygen tank to go with it.

Iv been looking for this all my life my dad used to read this every night as a child I thought I would never find it and when he found it on here I cried it’s now a prize possession