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I know so many people love Jerry and Eileen Spinelli, especially if they have met them. Below is Jerry’s schedule for his HOKEY POKEY Book Tour. You will notice Jerry and Eileen are going to be together in PA and then Jerry goes off to DC, PA, MA, and NY. If you live in any of those areas, you might even want to let the teachers you know of the opportunity. They are always e-mailing me to see if I can get Jerry to visit their school. They might like the chance to ask him in person.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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Read It. Move It. Share It. Dance educator Maria Hanley and I are exploring the picture book The Croakey Pokey this month. In the book, author and illustrator Ethan Long turns the Hokey Pokey into a perfect song for a creative movement class. Thank you, Holiday House, for sending me a review copy of this creative and entertaining book!A few weeks ago I blogged about the picture book
Leap Back Home to Me, which is a sweet and gentle story about a frog who loves to leap. Well, since today's actually Leap Day, I'm going to blog about frogs again. But this time the frogs aren't so sweet and gentle. They're bouncy and boisterous...and they're hungry!
The Croakey Pokey, written and illustrated by
Ethan Long, takes the standard Hokey Pokey and adds a clever twist--just enough to make the song seem like it's new. Set in a pond, the book follows a group of frogs as they shake their body parts one at a time (just like in the traditional song) and then hop around in pursuit of a dragonfly that they just can't seem to catch...
Put your right hand in,
Put your right hand out,
Put your right hand in,
And wave it all about,
Hop the Croakey Pokey
As we chase a fly around,
Right in the froggy's mouth!
WHAP!
As the book progresses, the illustrations show that the frogs aren't the only ones inhabiting the pond. And they aren't the only ones trying to catch the dragonfly, either. SNAP! go the jaws of an alligator. And SNAP! goes the beak of a bird who is poking his head out of the pond. A little turtle and a few of the frogs are also playing trombones on the edge of the pond, adding an extra vibe of rhythm and fun to the book.
Ethan Long's illustrations in this book make me laugh every time I see them. As the long tongues of more and more frogs just miss catching the dragonfly--WHAP!--the tongues become more prominent in the illustrations. The already bulg
I love this photo with the tour schedule, Kathy. Did you do it?
I wish they would come to Texas!
Hester,
Did I get your name right? I’d wish they could visit every state, because they are two of the nicest people in the industry and we have a lot of nice people in children’s books.
Happy New Year,
Kathy
Donna,
Yes. That is from the Events Page I made for Jerry when I started the redesign.
Happy New Year,
Kathy