Customer Reviews

Do Donkeys Dance?

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This is my 5-1/2 month old baby's favorite book! I purchased this book because it was highly recommended by Oppenheim, and I've been really pleased. A huge smile appears on my baby's when we turn to the first page. He "talks" and smiles the whole way through. The images are simple and bold, and have a whimsical appeal that really strikes a chord with us. The book focuses on different animal actions, such as the pages, "Do hippos hop? No, fleas do!" To make it even more fun, we add sound effects, such as what kind of noise a hopping hippo would make, as well as fleas. I think that we're going to need a couple more copies, because this book is such a winner with us, we'll wear multiple copies out!

This book has very cute illustrations that will make kidslaugh. The title page begins a series of questions about the actionsof different animals like, "Do pigs buzz around flowers?" After the question, the next page answers the question which is always, "no, this animal does that behavior". I think this book would make a good learing tool. It is good for teaching verbs, opposites and animal names. However, there were some things I didn't like about the book. It asks the question, "Do donkeys dance" on the title page" and the next page is a picture of a girl but the answer to the question is not printed on the page. I think that some other words are too complex for begining readers, like the word flamingo. END

My 2 year old daughter thinks this book is hilarious! She laughs and giggles at every turn of the page We've read it so much that she's got it memorized - I catch her sitting on the floor "reading" it to herself. When I read it to her she loves to answer each and every question with a resounding NO and follows it up with the correct answer.

This would be a good book in a group setting - I can just see a whole crowd of toddlers yelling No and cracking up!

No other book will do -- my 6 month old has been obsessed with this book for over 2 months. It is the only book that holds a candle to her Baby Van Gogh video. On a couple of occasions when the book was not nearby and she was fussy, I simply said "Do donkeys dance?", and she immediately quieted to stare at my face, waiting for the next line! She smiles when she sees the cover.