Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug [Hardcover]

Linda Lowery (Author), Pat Dypold (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Readers can snap! rap! and tap! to the mambo, polka, twist, jitterbug, jive, boogie, hula, rumba, and waltz in this exuberant picture book that celebrates dance. "Lowery folds a drumbeat into her book about all kinds of high-stepping. . . . This particular treatment is modern and original." -- Kirkus Reviews ALA Notable Book

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"Dance a mambo/ snap to a rap/ put on your cleats and tap, tap, tap," exhorts Lowery in this blithe boogie through different dance styles. Upbeat as the meter is, however, it varies not a whit as the topic shifts from jig to jive, wiggle to waltz-in its rhythm and structure, the verse could as well be about vegetables or animals as music and movement. To some extent Dypold (One Cow Coughs) follows Lowery's one-note lead-with the exception of the ambitious, full-bleed final spread, her cut-paper compositions, merry melanges of mostly tropical colors, swim in a surfeit of white space, giving the book a visual sameness. But Dypold jazzes up her work with unstated jokes: pigs dance the jig; bunnies hop; the cleat-wearing tap-dancers are football players. Unusual papers-e.g., a few have a tie-dye effect; others are patterned-add complexity, and perky perspectives impart a sense of motion. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?Catchy and clever, this celebration of dance should have children tapping their toes and snapping their fingers as they read or listen. A rhyming text invites them to "Hop to the rhythm, jive to the beat, rattle in your bones up a dark, dark street." Children are urged to hula, polka, jig, boogie, and even to "...rumba if you wanna in your underpants." Exuberant cut-paper collage illustrations, often in shades of orange, hot pink, red, and magenta, seem to move to the beat of the poetry. Thick, large letters and only a few words on each page make the book ideal for beginning readers and for group sharing. Physical education teachers should love it, and it would make a great "act out as you listen" interlude in story hours.?Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395670225
• ISBN-13: 978-0395670224
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,192,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Babies, kids & adults love this happy snappy book, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug (Hardcover)

Our baby looooved this book from very early on. We regularly give it as gifts to friends' children. One 2 1/2-year old girl loved the book so much she slept with it two nights in a row. She begs her mom to read her the "Dance with a Burger" book.

Another 2-year-old reads the book to her mom. The words are so fun and catchy and have such a wonderful rhythm that she even gets lines like "Rattle in your bones up a dark dark street". The type face is large & bold, which makes it easier for young eyes (and old eyes) to focus.

The bright colors of the creative illustrations attract even the attention of small babies -- and adults!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of our favourites, December 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug (Hardcover)

Our 2 1/2 year old loves this book! The text is very lyrical and flows wonderfully. She can recite the whole book from memory as we go through each page.