Baby Dance (Harper Growing Tree) - Hardcover

Taylor, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0694012068 ISBN 13: 9780694012060

Publisher: HarperFestival, 1998

Synopsis

Up and down, to and fro, coo and crow baby, there you go. Up to the ceiling, down to the ground, backward and forward, round and round ... All babies love to be lifted, twirled and held in loving arms. Now a rhythmic poem by nineteenth century poet Anne Taylor makes a delightful board book perfect for baby and parent to share. Marjorie van Heerden has captured the energy and joy of this playful text in vivd pastel illustrations full of the soft, gentle motion of dance.

 

For babies who are responding to music and movement, here's a playful poem that has father and child dancing lovingly across the pages.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Taylor (1782-1866) published several voumes of poetry in her lifetime and is widely anthologized. Some Anne Taylor favorites include My Mother, Baby Dance and Meddlesome Matty.

Marjorie Van Heerden is an author and illustrator of children's books who lives in South Africa, her work includes Baby Dance.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-While Mama is napping on the sofa, Father comforts his baby daughter and soon they are dancing and singing their way through this action poem. The little girl's hair ribbons gleefully soar as she goes "Up to the ceiling,/down to the ground/Backward, forward,/'round and 'round." Van Heerden's soft-focus artwork is animated and realistic. The red, orange, and yellow background hues radiate with the warmth of this African-American family, and the simple, catchy rhyme invites parent/child participation. A great addition to board-book collections.
Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0694012068
• ISBN 13: 9780694012060
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 16
• Illustrator: Van Heerden Marjorie