A review by david_reads_books
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith

5.0

What a beautiful and inspiring book. Kids want to imitate adults, so when Jenna sees Grandma Wolfe jingle dancing, she want to be a part of it. She learns all the steps by watching a video of her Grandma. But needing four rows of jingles, she is motivated to ask relatives nearby for just one row of their jingles. Thus the lender's dress can still sing. Of course each relative gladly relinquishes a row and asks Jenna to dance for them, since they will miss the pow wow.

The water color illustrations rival Caldecott books! My skin tingled a little more each page as I saw Jenna's motivation receive its rewards.