I wanted to share a new children’s book that you will find inside our Easter Gift Guide 2023: Tap! Tap! Tap! Dance! Dance! Dance! by Herve Tullet. I received a copy of in exchange for this review.
Homeschooling our children can be fun but exhausting when were looking for ways to keep them engaged in school which has been happening with Charlie this year. I knew we needed to change things up in our Music Class. This morning I will be introducing Charlie to this children’s book we can use in Music Class. Allowing us to bring music outside instead of always being inside.
When I handed the book to Charlie I pointed out it was from the creator of New York Times Bestsellers Press HER and Mix It Up! which we can also check out for our Reading Class and this will allow us to take a Field Trip to the Library or our local bookstore. Would you like to come with us? We could stop at a music store as well.
Charlie let me know he liked the hands on the cover of Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance! and the author used Primary colors for the hands which all children can recognize. Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance! is big enough to sit on the floor and work from and is made from a sturdy cardboard that will not teach or come apart easily.
For kids that are learning to stay in the lines when you open the book there are three lines with hands that the kids can practice following before reading the book. I like how this is a interactive book and tells you what to do. Like placing your hand here and then for you to concentrate. Which we all need to do.
I love Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance! gets children moving and allowing them to get in Exercise without even knowing it. Which is a new way for us to do our Homeschool PE. For more fun you could host a scavenger hunt and look for the items mentioned in the book including a Ping Pong Ball and Butterfly.
Or you could read this book when studying animals as it mentions Butterflys and Fish. Or go Skating like in the book which Charlie hasn’t ever done. Have you? Did you see all the circles? They reminded me of a Roller Coaster. How about you? As well as a Etch A Sketch. With Easter right around the corner Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance! would make a wonderful Gift for the children on your list as well as any Music Teachers you or children know.
About: Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance!
Read, play, and DANCE on the pages of this interactive and definitely out-of-the box picture book from the creator of Press Here!
New from the New York Times bestselling creator Hervé Tullet! Harnessing his love of dance, the passion of his illustrations, and the great big format of this book, Hervé invites you to a very special dance: your hand becoming the dancer and the book the dance floor.
Starting with a gentle glide, growing in complexity and animation, finally building to a crescendo of color, action, and movement—here’s a book perfect for kids bursting with energy. A celebration not only of releasing emotion but also of carefully controlling motion and dexterity. It’s the perfect activity for getting your ya-yas out and a welcome boon for parents, gift-givers, and teachers looking for an ultra-creative way of channeling energy.
THE MAGIC OF HERVÉ, CONTINUED: Hervé’s bold primary colors, interactive thinking, and remarkable gift to have his readers actively participate in his books are back in this newest offering!
A LARGE DANCE FLOOR: Featuring a larger size specially designed to allow children to actually fit—and move—their hands freely on the page.
BUILDING DEXTERITY: Readers will delight in exploring all the ways their hands can move, a subliminal but essential lesson in improving dexterity—a critical foundational skill.
CREATIVE VALUE: Combining rhythm, motion and shapes, here’s a great tool for arts education that will appeal to parents/educators looking to build their children’s skills of creative thinking and discovery.
Perfect for:
- Hervé Tullet fans
- Art teachers
- Parent and grandparents looking for interactive toddler books to build creativity
- Anyone looking for fun!
- Gift giving for baby shower, birthday, or holiday for kids and creative spirits of all ages
- Fans of touch think learn books like Press Here, Mix It Up!, Let’s Play!, The Dot, and Beautiful Oops!
About the Author: Hever Tullet
Hervé Tullet is a multi-disciplinary artist, performer, and a renowned children’s book author with more than 80 internationally acclaimed titles.
During his 30-year career, Hervé Tullet never stopped experimenting from narrative to interactive stories always following the same rule; every books that he conceives has to be different from the previous one.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
