Papa Lucky's Shadow - Softcover

Daly, Niki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689824300 ISBN 13: 9780689824302

Publisher: Aladdin, 1999

Synopsis

With his granddaughter's help, Papa Lucky takes his love of dancing onto the street and makes some extra money

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-- Tucked away on her grandfather's lap, Sugar listens happily to stories about the days when he could `` . . . dance the sequins off a champ.'' Now retired from his job with a moving company, Papa Lucky is ready to fix up his tap shoes and start rehearsing, hoping to earn a little extra money by dancing. Despite disapproving glances from her mother, the girl becomes his biggest fan. When the man starts dancing on the city streets, the child acts as his ``hat girl,'' picking up the coins thrown by onlookers. After nailing bottle caps to an old pair of her shoes, the duo secretly rehearse a number for the Pensioners' Club party, where they perform in perfect harmony. Told affectionately from Sugar's point of view, this warm, intergenerational story is flavored with a bit of nostalgia. Daly's watercolor and pencil illustrations are filled with movement and rhythm: Papa Lucky has the gracefully lanky look of tap stars from the '30s and '40s. Whenever he is in motion, his features take on an expression of such euphoria that it is easy to see why Sugar is captivated. --Joy Fleishhacker, New York Public Library
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Sugar's widowed grandfather takes her with him as he dances on the street for change. "Daly's text brims with both wide-eyed admiration and fond remembrance," said PW. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0689824300
• ISBN 13: 9780689824302
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Daly Niki