Song and Dance Man
(Caldecott Medal Winner)
$35.87
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1989
Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394893303 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394893301 |
| Author: | Karen Ackerman, Stephen Gammell |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1989 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 222mm x 276mm |
| Series: | A Borzoi book |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
“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 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.”
Karen Ackerman
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.
Stephen Gammell is the illustrator of Song and Dance Man, which won the Caldecott Award for its spirited illustrations. He is also 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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