Song and Dance Man

A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather's younger days that shows you're only as old as you feel

"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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/14/2003
ISBN: 9780394893303
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 10.83h x 8.79w x 0.35d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 314 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 314 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 10/14/1988
School Library Journal 01/01/1989

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5490 / Song and Dance Man
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5