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mallorykjorgensen's review against another edition
Awards Won: Caldecott Medal (1989)
swinchester234's review against another edition
4.0
Song and Dance Man was written by Karen Ackerman and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. This book is about an old man who retells his younger days to his grandchildren by taking them to the attic of the house and singing and dancing for them. Through the illustrations, the old man seems like just that: an old man. However, through his song and dance he seems to become young again and remains alive through his memories. The old man used to perform singing and dancing for a living when he was a younger man. The book is illustrated with colored pencils and won the Caldecott Award in 1989 for those illustrations. I thought this book was a wonderful book for young children because the book illustrates how memory can keep someone happy and alive even as they age. This book would be best used in a pre-k to kindergarten class because of the various colors and cartoon-looking approach to the illustrations that appeal to this age group.
a_manning11's review against another edition
5.0
This is such an unusual and fun book. The cover clearly shows the character of the illustrations, which are colorful and full of life. The story shows how amazing and important grandparents are, and how little it takes to amaze and entertain children. A trunk in the attic and a story from grandpa are truly worth more than a hundred TVs and game consoles.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
A Caldecott Award Winning story of a grandfather spending time with his grandchildren. In between the simple good art and the sparse but good enough writing, is the message that your relatives might also be interesting people. And that even your old relatives were young at one point.
taliaissmart's review against another edition
3.0
Cheerful story of a former vaudeville performer/current grandpa putting on a show for his grandkids. Reminded me of Patricia Polacco.
girlschmoopie's review
5.0
Nostalgia
âHe wouldnât trade a million good old days for the days he spends with us.â
A grandfather sharing his nostalgic vaudeville past with his grandchildren. Those may have seemed like âgood old daysâ but he knows the present times are the best because of the children that are so special to him.
âHe wouldnât trade a million good old days for the days he spends with us.â
A grandfather sharing his nostalgic vaudeville past with his grandchildren. Those may have seemed like âgood old daysâ but he knows the present times are the best because of the children that are so special to him.
merlendechien's review
2.0
A grandfather takes children to the attic to reminisce about the days he was a song and tap dance man in a show, while putting on a private show.
veritas19's review against another edition
4.0
I love singing and dancing, so when I read this I loved it! It would be have been awesome to be a vaudeville performer like this grandpa. I'm sure he wishes that too. His grandchildren loved coming to see him because they would get to see him tap dance with his cane and top hat. They would also get to hear him sing. They would laugh at his jokes and cheer when he finished dancing. His grandchildren told him that they wished they could have seen him on an actual stage back in the day. He responded that he wouldn't trade what he has now for what he had back then. That is true love! Grandpa was a cool cat and his grandkids encouraged him to do what he did best. I can see why they would be excited to see him! I loved the pictures. This book was created with so many bright colors. The colored pencil drawings were spectacular! The bright colors in the rugs and clothing were so lifelike. The lamplight was luminescent and the small details are what really made this story pictures successful. This book won Caldecott gold for good reason. A fun and entertaining read! Ages 4-8
faeriedrumsong's review
3.0
Its the kind of grandparent house every kid wishes for. Complete with trunks full of stuff, blankets to sit on, and an engaged and engaging grandpa ready to not only tell you about "the good old days" but to show them to you with a show! This cute book reads to me like a love letter to theater and vaudeville. And that is great. But I think kids will latch onto the idea of a grandpa singing and dancing, while the parent will latch onto the fact that grandpa holds the stair bannister for support when hes done! Ha!
The pictures are cute, with a sketched and informal feel, matching the book.
Some of the language is more poetic and literary than ready for outloud reading, but it is still good. Depending on who is doing the reading, this book could be recommended for lap sitting kids all the way up to 9 or 10. Beyond that, and they might not care...unless they are the type of kid who cares for this kind of thing.
It is so hard to recommend books. I like so many of them!!
The pictures are cute, with a sketched and informal feel, matching the book.
Some of the language is more poetic and literary than ready for outloud reading, but it is still good. Depending on who is doing the reading, this book could be recommended for lap sitting kids all the way up to 9 or 10. Beyond that, and they might not care...unless they are the type of kid who cares for this kind of thing.
It is so hard to recommend books. I like so many of them!!