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Song and Dance Man: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Winner:Caldecott Medal -Picture Book (1989)
Illus. in full color. "In this affectionate story, three children follow
their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat,
gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville
stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like
to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent "joie
de vivre" with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages.
Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you're only
as old as you feel, but the children respond--as will readers--to the nostalgia
of the moment. Utterly original."--(starred) "Booklist.
"
their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat,
gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville
stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like
to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent "joie
de vivre" with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages.
Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you're only
as old as you feel, but the children respond--as will readers--to the nostalgia
of the moment. Utterly original."--(starred) "Booklist.
"
Book Details
- Publisher: Dragonfly Books
- Publish Date: Jan 15th, 1992
- Pages: 32
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.49in - 8.40in - 0.11in - 0.30lb
- EAN: 9780679819950
- Recommended age: 03-07
- Categories: • Family - Multigenerational• Performing Arts - Dance• Performing Arts - Music
About the Author
Karen Ackerman has written over 25 books for young readers, including The Night Crossing, A Brighter Garden illustrated by Tasha Tudor, and Bingleman's Midway illustrated by Barry Moser.
In addition to winning the Caldecott Award for his spirited illustrations in Song and Dance Man, Stephen Gammell is the illustrator of two Caldecott Honor Books, The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant and Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker.
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