AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Karen Ackerman/Stephen Gammell
PUBLISHER:
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1988
AWARDS:
Caldecott 1989GENRE: Realistic Fiction/Picture Book
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Three Grandchildren visit their grandfather and he pulls out all of his old dancing shoes and hats and puts on a show.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have your own tap dancing show by tapping a coin to
the bottom of the students’ shoes and having them come up to the “stage” to
perform their dance just like Grandpa in the story.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Katie Holliday, Valdosta State University, ECSE
LABELS: Dancing, Award-winning, History