Dancing with Degas [Board book]

Julie Merberg (Author), Suzanne Bober (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Mini Masters

This imaginative board book features beautiful paintings by a renowned artist paired with playful, rhyming text. Children can enter Edgar Degas's magical world of toe shoes, tutus and elegant ballerinas. Dancing with Degas is a fun introduction to art and an imaginative adventure all rolled into one!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Julie Merberg is a book packager at Round Table Press Inc. and is the mother of a toddler. She lives in New York.

Suzanne Bober , also a resident of New York, is an art collector and mother of three.

Product Details

• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811840476
• ISBN-13: 978-0811840477
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > History
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Performing Arts > Dance
  • #81 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Art > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun and beautiful book!, October 12, 2003

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This review is from: Dancing with Degas (Board book)

I bought this for my daughter's first birthday and we love it! It is filled with Degas' paintings and a fun ryhming verse. It's a great way to introduce your little one to classical art in a format geared toward little readers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book in a great series, April 16, 2005

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CK (The Mini Apple, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dancing with Degas (Board book)

Bought this book for my 3 year old daughter after she LOVED the Van Gogh book in this series. Gives kids a great introduction to art, and it's a natural for girls in the "ballerina" stage as mine is. The rhymes are nice -- not cloying as they are in so many other kid's books, so I enjoy reading it too. The book ends with tired dancers getting ready to rest, so it's a perfect bedtime book! We've bought several books in this series, each has been a hit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner in the "Favorite Books" stakes!, May 19, 2004

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Misti A. Delaney (Ann Arbor, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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We bought this for my little guy when he was about 7 months old -- I loved the concept of exposing him to classical art in a way that was appropriate for his age. A picture book with a fun ryming story was just right!

Little did I realize that this, of all his dozens of books, would be the first to really capture his attention! Up to the point at which he decided this was his favorite book, Jack showed limited interest in books. But at some point he decided that books are very cool -- and Dancing with Degas was the first one he expected us to read to him over and over and over -- sometimes five repetitions at a sitting!

He has since added other books to his list of favorites -- but Dancing with Degas remains up there toward the top of the list.

When he turned one year, we got selveral more of Merberg and Bober's books, and he likes them all. But this one is still his favorite.

I highly recommend it! (And if you play Mozart quietly in the background as you read, the dancers seem to practially fly off the page!)