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Song and Dance Man

Written By: Karen Ackerman
Illustrated By: Stephen Gammell
Price: $15.95
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Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
Product Details
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: January 2003 (reprint)
Format: hardcover
Pages: 32 pages
Ages: 5 - 7 years
Reviews:
From the Publisher
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.
Publishers Weekly
In this Caldecott winner, Grandpa relives his vaudeville days for an adoring audience--his grandchildren. Ages 3-7. (Feb.)
Awards
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Winner, 1989 Caldecott Medal