Song and Dance Man is the story of a grandfather who has his three grandchildren to his house for a visit. For entertainment, he brings them to the attic, where he digs out his tickle trunk from his days as a performer on the Vaudeville stage, dresses in his dancing costume, and performs for the kids.
Evaluation
This book truly is adorable, it invites the adult reader to reminise, and tells a truly believable story that kids can relate to. The images have all been drawn with pencil first, and then coloured/shaded with traditional pencil crayons. The reflect the mood through the use of bright primary colours, lots of scribbly lines reference the act of “play”. I think that this was a large contributing factor to the book winning a Caldecotte Award.
The majority of the illustrations in the book span across a two page spread, the use of white space is phenomenal, the text generally appears on the ceiling or on the floor of the rooms where the story takes place. The illustrations tell a narrativew without having to read the text, they jump out at the viewer and invite excitement and play.
Age Range - 3-8
Rating
*****
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