Wiggle Waggle

by Jonathan London, Michael Rex (Illustrator)

Jump up and dance along with camels, horses, and kangaroos in their lively animal parade.

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

22 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Jonathan London is the author of several celebrated children's books. His commitment to honoring the wonders of the natural world has been lauded by readers and critics alike. He is the author of more than 70 children's books, many of which are about nature. He's also the author of the popular Froggy series. He lives in Graton, California with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

a cute story about the various and different sounds animals make when they walk. And if you took all the various sounds they could make some music to dance too. Very clever.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book goes through a nice variety of animals. It matches the way they walk with a sound. Its perfect for toddlers and preschoolers to act out and read along.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This serves as a WIGGLE BREAK book in a story time setting. Children can walk-in-place with you, imitating a duck's walk, a horse's walk, an elephant's walk, and so forth. Animals featured include the three mentioned plus a camel, a penguin, a pig, a frog, a bear, a cat, and lastly a kangaroo.

[Molly Springer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jonathan London has yet to disappoint me! Great for 15 month - 2 yrs

[Emily Carlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for toddlers and pre-k. I used this as the end of the story time session so we all got up and walked around like the animals pictured: ducks, penguins, horses, etc.

[Shelbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good animal book. It gives a feel for what each animal sounds like in this book

[Liz Todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for getting the wiggles out.

[Scott Cahalan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book that will make the children want to get up and move around. It is very entertaining.

[Sam Luschen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute, simple book. Fun to act out for kids, or they can act out themselves. It almost felt like a tongue twister at the end.

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

This time around London use onomatopoeia to show the different sounds animals make when they walk. Repetitive and simple in a fun book for the youngster to play along with.

[Emma Treganowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun for Baby Storytime, would be even more fun for toddlers because you can act out how each animals walks.

[Dave Lester · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Wiggle Waggle" is a somewhat annoying book that describes the movements that animals make and, by extension, invites little kids to move along as the pages turn. There isn't much in at the way of story here and the art isn't revelatory in any way.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

3/31/10 & 4/1/10 I needed a book really quick for movement to use in the toddler time, but I didn't realize how close it was to London's "Crunch Munch" until I reviewed the book right before storytime. I skipped the last few pages in the storytimes since they were just reviews and I didn't think the toddlers would want to do them all over again. But both groups did enjoy doing the actions along with me. I think once in a while they thought it was an animal sound book instead of action, but oh well. It worked.

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

How do a duck, horse, elephant, camel, penguin, pig, frog, bear, cat and kangaroo walk?
For this story I pick up my 15 month old and "walk the walk"...I also "talk the talk" and add an animal noise (not included in the book)...he thinks this is all very silly....
Cute illustrations.
Good, but not great.

[Andrea Boyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

My five you old daughter and I both really liked this book. The illustrations of common animals are huge and colorful so it would make a great read along for the preschool crowd. There is a ton of repetition.... "How does a pig walk? Snuffle root, snuffle root". The kids will be up and showing off their best duck, horse or elephant walk especially if this book is read often.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book for little ones who know their animals and still like to play games. The book prompts readers to walk like the animals in question with pictures and onomatopoeia. It is fun and short!

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great fun book. We acted both the walks and talks of the animals explained. My toddler and me were in loud laughs and the acting went on for too long. This book makes you do a little warm up exercise. Esp, when you do the frog, kangaroo, a horse act.!!!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent.

[Tricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

animal noises and movements. good for storytime. big pictures and lots of fun sounds.

[Shala Howell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun to try out the various walks with your child.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the rhythm of the book, makes it fun to read aloud.

[Cindi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sounds of animals walking. Fun read!

[Cana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mommy says: This plot, pattern and cadence are a lot like London's Crunch Munch.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! Baby or PreK Storytime.

[Lindsay]

movement, animals

[Nancy J.]

Similar to Head to Toe: good book to use a few active minutes with the younger class.

[Wendy Kuzma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pair this with "Animal Action" song.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learn to walk like the animals that are in this quick read. Get your students up and moving with this fun book. Recommend for preK and K.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This simple story about animals and how they move will be a hit in toddler storytime! The children will love walking like an elephant, wiggle waggling like a duck, and more!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Walk like the animals with this simple book. Great for toddlers.