Despite technical difficulties and scheduling conflicts, our very last 2018 summer reading program went off without a hitch. We read some books, danced some dances (courtesy KidzBop) and had a big flashy final event that the kids really enjoyed.
Books read for the Storytime Dance Party:
Dancing Feet!
Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
ISBN: 9780375861819
A fun "identify the animal" progression, using cute little dancing rhymes about various kinds of dancing feet. At the end, it's revealed that all the dancers are kids, acting out dances in the style of "their" animal. It's fun to match them by pose and costume to their particular creature.
Amazing Me! Music!
Carol Thompson
ISBN: 9781846439612
This book wins the "arrived just in time" award, having shown up on the Friday before this last program. I was thrilled to see it, because even though it's short, it's got great representation and rhythm and a good solid set of fun, lively illustrations.
Feel the Beat: dance poems that zing from salsa to swing
Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Kristi Valiant
ISBN: 9780803740211
Shoutout to Valiant for her amazing body and facial expressions all through this book. It really takes a good solid poetry entry and just slides it up into a really really great read. There are LOTS of poems, and so I cheated: we only read the doubled poem: All of the World, Dancing is Joy; Hip-Hop; Merengue; Square Dance; Conga; Waltz (so LOVELY to see a strong black boy dancing); Bhangra; and ended with Swing Dance. There's quite a few more, and also a fun CD of the author reading the poems with the rhythm and mood of the dance style in question. Very cool.
Books read for the Summer Reading Dance Party:
Jazz on a Saturday Night
Leo and Diane Dillon
ISBN: 9780590478939
Moody and jazzy imaginary scene of many of the jazz greats playing all together in a fictional club. Comes with a CD of music either by or inspired by the particular artists featured: Miles Davis, Max Roach, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Stanley Clarke, Ella Fitzgerald,
Hip Cat
Jonathan London, illustrated by Woodleigh Hubbard
ISBN: 0811814890
Practically a jazz improv in book form. Love the colors and the big bold chunky shapes and shimmies of the paintings, love the beat-poetry form of the text on the page, love the visuals and imagery of the Hip Cat wandering through his city.
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