“Song and Dance Man” by Karen Ackerman, 1989
“A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather’s younger days that shows you’re only as old as you feel!
“In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story’s inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you’re only as old as you feel, but the children respond—as will readers—to the nostalgia of the moment.”
(ADORE this book! I posted a reel praising it just a few months ago!)
Caldecott Medal Winner in 1989
Paperback, small mar to cover, number written inside. No other issues.
“A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather’s younger days that shows you’re only as old as you feel!
“In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story’s inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you’re only as old as you feel, but the children respond—as will readers—to the nostalgia of the moment.”
(ADORE this book! I posted a reel praising it just a few months ago!)
Caldecott Medal Winner in 1989
Paperback, small mar to cover, number written inside. No other issues.
“A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather’s younger days that shows you’re only as old as you feel!
“In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story’s inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you’re only as old as you feel, but the children respond—as will readers—to the nostalgia of the moment.”
(ADORE this book! I posted a reel praising it just a few months ago!)
Caldecott Medal Winner in 1989
Paperback, small mar to cover, number written inside. No other issues.
