Waddle!: A Scanimation Picture Book

by Rufus Butler Seder

It's Waddle! And it's in color. And boy, is it irresistible. In the same way that kids can't read Gallop! without wanting to gallop around the room, Waddle! , an animals-in-motion Scanimation book, will inspire prancing, hopping, stomping, and scampering. And did we mention color? Created by the optical genius behind the phenomenal #1 and #2 New York Times bestselling children's books, Gallop! and Swing! , Waddle! adds touches of color to the images and integrates it into the text. That prancing pig is pink, the leaping dolphin is blue, the slithering snake yellow. The Scanimation itself is also more lifelike, as the author continues to refine his patented Scanimation process, resulting in a more fluid, realistic motion. Nothing else compares.

Waddle! teaches color and movement. Its language is a joy, the rhymes inspiring, the animals full of life. And one more Waddle! has a surprise ending. Something else to grab the reader—literally.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Art, Storytime

12 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in the museum gift shop today. (There was a Star Wars one too but I didn’t read that one carefully.) I’d read Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book and Swing!: A Scanimation Picture Book and so when I noticed this one I was curious enough to read it. This might actually be my favorite of the three that I’ve read. In this book I especially loved the cute surprise ending and the animals were done so well (no, it’s not just about penguins) and they’re all so interesting. I don’t like these books enough to buy them and the library doesn’t have them, so I find myself reading them in bookstores, usually museum gift shops it turns out, which is easy to do because they’re so short I can read them a few times in a very short period of time. They’re a lot of fun and may be worth purchasing for certain children, those who will “read” them over & over and get pleasure from them for a long time.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

The animations in this book are really neat. My 17 month old son really enjoys this!

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great interactive story to read to toddlers and pre-schoolers.

[Evianrei · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book we have at church to entertain the kids during service. This book is super neat (to me) and is a good concept. But I'm reviewing children's books based on how my own children see them, and this book never really captures my two-year old's attention. He'll glance at it, then move on. He was actually disappointed the pages weren't textured, he flipped through feeling all the pages but that isn't really what this book is for.

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am impressed with the basic engineering needed to do this -at all- and in addition I am impressed with the engineering to make the turning of the pages do it automatically.

I don't know whether ot not this is a good kids book, but it is surely a marvel.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my goodness!!! This is incredible! The illustrations actually move as you turn the pages! My grandson was hysterically giggling and attempted to do all the movements mentioned! What fun!!

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

.........well THAT escalated quickly. O.o

[Penney London · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good read for interaction with the children

[Cilla Savary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Moving pictures in a book is more fun than ....um, a barrel of monkeys. (Although we do like to play with those too.)

[Truman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked when it said, "you better run, the alligator's gonna eat ya."

[Eleanor Stout · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it.

[Nikki Slezak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, so really, this is my favorite of these types of books I’ve ever seen. You’re just reading along, thinking it’s just a cute little book, but then there’s a funny twist at the end. It’s fabulous.

[Øystein Brekke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fireåringen elskar denne, hoppa rundt i senga då eg las ho. Sjuåringen har vokse frå ho.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute book

[. Ibrahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cool I'll read it for days and days

[Cara Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want to get your young readers moving? This is the perfect book to do so! It reminded us a lot of a similar book by Eric Carle, but it included the fascinating moving pictures like Seder's other books.

[Little Champs]

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[Jason Medina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very simple book for your children with cool holograms.

[Beverlee Jobrack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun fun fun.

[R. L. Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kiddo loved this book so much! She squealed so loud and pointed as the animals moved across the page! Big hit!

[Aaron Baca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was good read it to a child

[Diana Salazar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t give it a perfect score until someone re-edits this series to have sentences start with capital letters.

[Chili B · Rating 5 out of 5]

best book i’ve ever fucking read

[Tami Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waddle! Is an adorable "scanimation picture book" that describes how some animals walk using fun moving pictures and colorful words. I love the use of onomatopoeia's throughout the story. This allows you to be able to emphasize these words while reading this book. It is an introduction to different animals and their different walks. Babies will be able to relate to this book by mimicking the movements of the animals. What a great book to read to our little ones!

[Kira Dickson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Copyright - 2009
Number of Pages - unknown
Book Format - hardcover
Reading Level - Ages 4-8
Genre - Toy Book
Lit. Requirement - Engineer book #1

Summary:
How do animals walk? Waddle! is a book that will explain how the walk. A penguin Waddles and a frog hops are just a few in the book.

Response:
This book is cool. when you move the pages the animals in the book will move. If I had one inconvenience about the book is that the picture that shows how the animal moves are so dark and you have to focus on them to see. This book will entice them and hold their attention. I would recommend it.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, interactive read, especially if you move like the animals being described.

[Shellie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The review I heard on KBYU was over-rated in my opinion. I was disappointed. Oh sure the words are colorful and few and all the right words for a toddler, "Can you WADDLE like a penguin? slip-slide-swoop!" Waddle, slip, slide, and swoop in orange the rest in black, each page similar in format with other bright fun colors, and yes the one picture on each page does move just as I was told. It is that one picture on each page I am so disappointed in, it's too dark, the movement is not easily seen, and even then you have to hold the book at just the right angle. A toddler will not enjoy or appreciate the pictures nearly as much as the publishing circle will. I would not buy this book, the library is just fine for this one. I still have "Swing" and "Gallop" on hold and will get them but I'm certain they will be the same. It really is a disappointment to me I was looking forward to something much more spectacular based on the review by I believe her name is Rosie Stevenson on KBYU Classical 89 radio.

[Robert Beveridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rufus Butler Seder, Waddle! (Workman Publishing, 2009)

If I'd written this review a month ago, I probably would have rated it lower. Waddle is the ultimate in gimmicky kids' books, using “scanimation” to animate its simple pictures. It's obvious a great deal more thought was put into the scanimation than the text here; there are a few places where the reader really has to stretch to get the rhythm to work, and I have no idea what the author was thinking when he came up with some of what I assume is supposed to be the onomatopoeia at the end of every second line (for example, “Can you stomp like an elephant? Boom boom thomp” makes perfect sense, but, um, “can you scamper like a bear? Bouncy bouncy play”...?). But we've had this one for a while now and the bean is still enchanted with the scanimation, so as far as gimmicks go, this one is workable. And since the Bean loves it and wants to read it (usually multiple times) at least four days a week, I kicked it up half a star. It is likely, however, to grate on the parent as much as it enchants the kid. ** ½

[truliefree · Rating 4 out of 5]

We discouvered Gallop while we were in SanFransico with out son at UCSF Hospital. We loved it and purchased it to give to our daughter. Last Christmas we found the board game for Gallop and bought it for our daughter since she loved the book. It came with Swing, which we absolutely loved. When we were back in SF I heard Waddle was out and searched everywhere for it. We finnaly found it at the gift shop at Childrens Hospital Central CA and bought it without even reading it first. We love that Waddle has color to the scanimations unlike Gallop and Swing. The ending to Waddle was unlike the other two books and we laughed and laughed. I admire Rufus Butler Seder for his creativeness and ability to create such "simple" books that my kids want to read over and over again back to back. They never get tired of them so theyre perfect for home, car rides, or even hospital stays.

[Deborah Boutwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Waddle, illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder, is just about the cutest book I've seen in a long time. I brought it home for Rory, 18 months old, and she immediately feel in love. She couldn't wait to turn each page and act out the movements of all the animals.

"Can you STOMP like an elephant?"

Yes she can!

This is a new favorite and stays close by for when Rory is visiting.

I'm off to get the complete set for our church's toddler room.