Balla!

by Matthew Van Fleet

No saps ballar? Nosaltres te n'ensenyem! Els joves lectors s'ho passaran d'allò més bé estirant les llengüetes d'aquest llibre tan engrescador i veient com ballen aquests animals divertidíssims. Segur que de seguida aprenen a fer els seus moviments! «Fa molt de temps hi havia un pollet d'allò més eixerit que se'n va anar a una sala de festes per veure com era. Estava tan encuriosit!».

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime

Board Book

First published February 14, 2017

About the author

Matthew Van Fleet's innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for over twenty years. His unique formats invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites and more. His books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers TAILS and DOG as well as the New York Times bestsellers CAT, ALPHABET, and HEADS.

Reviews

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, this is adorable! Fun and interactive. Bright, colorful, and playful illustrations. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

[Brook · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book and I hope other people will like it too.

[Leanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite picture book of 2017. I love the rhythm, the rhymes, the dancing, and especially that it is such a sturdy interactive book. My granddaughters love it and I adore reading it to them. The last page is the most fragile and has ripped, but I look forward to buying another one when the girls are a little older. I've been looking at other books by Van Fleet, and it looks like his type of interactive books need a little more adult attention and interaction than your typical board book, but I actually think that makes them even better.

"Hey, Chickie Baby," said the rhino at the door. "How 'bout we shake some tail feathers out there on the floor?"

"I'd love to," said the little Chickie Baby, "but I can't. I just hatched yesterday and I don't know how to dance."

The book then features various animals teaching Chickie Baby how to dance--sort of like "Dancing with the Stars" for animals! The Crazy Piggy Tap is my favorite. I will be sharing this book with grandkids for years to come!

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, interactive book with tags to pull.

[mg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too damn cute.

[Mary Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Van Fleet is a favorite author of mine. His interactive books are great for story times, gifts, or just pure enjoyment. In this one, a "chickie baby" shows up at the dance hall, but he just hatched, so he can't dance. Different animals all have their own dance moves they share with the chickie that the reader can demonstrate by pulling the tabs on the side. The rhyming text flows beautifully. Highly recommended.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is beautifully designed on thick pages and translucent plastic that show when each animal is dancing at the pull of a tab. Lots of text is found on each page, but it is not necessary with the appeal of the pull tabs.

[Mely · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an amazing book with a unique interactive reading activity on almost each page. My toddler loved reading this book over and over again. What a great idea! BRAVO!

[Shandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute for one on one reading, too wordy for my baby storytimes, alas. Lots of moving parts, too - I don't expect the library copies will last long.

[Kristin Kern · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun book for littles!

[Miss Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The rhymes are weak, but the dancing animals are captivating and the tabs are sturdy. Everyone who saw this book got excited.

[Marcie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chicago Public Library Best Board Books of 2017

Like the other Van Fleet Book, I think this is just too much of a gimmic for me. I can see how some may find in fun, just not for me.

[Sue Mosher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really cool! You can pull the tabs to make various animals dance. One even makes a tap dancing sound.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book movement was really cute

[Jenniferh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for Dance storytime. Adorable pop-up book. There is a downloadable song to go with it.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun moving book. They finally got smart and covered the moving parts so they don’t get damaged!

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is a lot of fun and cute. Only complaint is that the flaps are a bit fragile. 🙁

[PQ · Rating 5 out of 5]

We understand why this book inspired our cousin’s first word to be dance, we love this book-especially the “gater mashed potater”. The pull flaps for the dance moves are super fun!

[Yvonne Buhler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked that there is a singing version.of the book online, which helped get my grandson into it the first time. Link is on the back cover.

[Anishka Maia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a super fun book. I love the rhymes and I love seeing the animals dance.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute

[Ramya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations and pull out movement book great for toddlers and so much fun with dance moves like tap and beep bob done by animals!

[Buku Arutala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unique Interactive Book. Awesome

[Christine D · Rating 4 out of 5]

So stinkin' cute!

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have loved watching them act out the dance moves, but time to pass it along.

[Valeria · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my personal favs. Niece loves it too! Didn't know it was part of a whole series of kids books? Sounds like I know what to get my niece when I'm back in Toronto 💯

[Leila · Rating 5 out of 5]

My baby 6-10 month old absolutely adored this book. Definitely recommend for kids!!!! And make sure you sing the words too!

[Jennifer Miera · Rating 2 out of 5]

Horrible rhyme scheme and too wordy. This one had potential, but was not well-executed.

[loverofbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite board books to handsell at my job as a Children's Lead Bookseller. It's a creative tool to get little ones to interact with a book and learn about movement combined with words. It's an engaging read with bright colors, adorable animals, and a great pop up picture at the end for a fun surprise!

[Kathryn (Dragon Bite Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review first published on my blog, Nine Pages .

The movable pieces—all animated by pulling various tabs—were definitely the greatest part of this book, and the best of those was by far the clackety tapping toes of the tap dancing pig. A newborn chick somehow stumbles to the entrance of an animals’ dance hall and is greeted by a rhino—one of the band?—who invites him inside. The animals each show him a different dance and the chick incorporates all of them into his own routine on the final pages. There’s the Gator Mashed Potater and the Hippopota Hula. There’s a definite stereotyped jazz tone to the language, with phrases like “Crazy, Chickie Baby.” There’s a rhythmic pattern to the language too—“boom baba BOOM”—you can hear the beat, and it’s so easy to make the characters dance to that beat, hard to avoid pulling the tab in rhythm with the words. I read this story aloud while standing, hoping to get the kids and parents to dance with me. I got a little participation, interestingly mostly with the Gator Mashed Potater.