Clap, Clap!

by Madalena Matoso

A book of sounds where your hands make the noise!

Flap, flap, flap and a butterfly flaps its wings.

Knock, knock, knock—who is at the door?

Boom, boom, boom... a boy plays a drum with all his energy!

Help tell a story of noise and sound—no batteries required, just your hands on each side of the cover.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Music

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2016

About the author

Português:

Madalena Matoso (Lisboa 1974) estudou Design de Comunicação na Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa e pós-graduou-se em Design de Gráfico Editorial pela Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Barcelona.

Em 1999 criou com três amigos o Planeta Tangerina, atelier de ilustração e design gráfico.

Em 2006 o Planeta Tangerina começou também a editar álbuns ilustrados.

Com os livros Uma Mesa É uma Mesa. Será?, Quando Eu Nasci e Andar por Aí recebeu menções especiais no Prémio Nacional de Ilustração (todos editados pelo Planeta Tangerina e com textos de Isabel Minhós Martins, em 2006, 2007 e 2009 respectivamente). Em 2008 recebeu o Prémio Nacional de Ilustração pelo livro A Charada da Bicharada, editado pela Texto Editores com texto de Alice Vieira.

English:

Madalena Matoso (Lisbon 1974) studied Communication Design at Lisbon College of Fine Arts and post-graduated in Graphic Editorial Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona.

In 1999 she created with three friends the Planeta Tangerina, illustration and graphic design.

In 2006 Planeta Tangerina began publishing picture books.

With the books "A Mesa é uma Mesa, Será?" (2006), "Quando Eu Nasci" ( When I Was Born) (2007) and "Andar Por Aí" (Walking Around) (2009) she received a Special Mention Award in the National Prize for Illustration. In 2008 she received the National Award for Illustration for the book “A Charada da Bicharada” (The Riddle of the Animals), published by Texto Editores with text by Alice Vieira.

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclosure: We received a copy from the author/publisher in exchanged for an honest review. This does not influence our review in any shape or form.

I have to say that this is probably the book Cristian has enjoyed the most when it comes to story time. He loved clapping his hands and he loved making the sounds. He was laughing and asking me to read it again and again.

The illustrations were colorful and bright and it really captured your eyes.

This is a book I would probably buy in physical form just so we could read it again and again.

[DomiCzytaPL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Portugalska ilustratorka Madalena Matoso - współautorka recenzowanej już przez nas książeczki "Czas Czarodziej" - tym razem w samodzielnej odsłonie pt. "Klapu klap" zabiera nasze dzieci do barwnie przedstawionego świata dźwięków.

Brzmi śmiesznie prawda? No bo jak przełożyć coś co słyszymy na coś co można obejrzeć? Takie połączenie dwóch zmysłów udało się autorce doskonale.
Strona za stroną czytelnicy poznają odgłosy muzycznych talerzy, cmokających buziaków czy łopotu motylich skrzydeł. Postacie niemalże wychodzą do nas z kart pięknie wydanej w twardej oprawie książki, tak dynamicznie są przedstawione.

Książeczka wspiera również naukę liczenia, ponieważ dzieciaki swobodnie mogą śledzić kolejno pojawiające się w książce nowe elementy: zarówno ręce, oczy czy ludzi, jak i dźwiękonaśladowcze sylaby i wyrazy.

Ala i jej Rodzice polecają zabawę, w której plimkanie, fomfikanie i brzdękanie to podstawa :)

Książeczka przypadnie do gustu dzieciom od 0-4 lat.

Dziękujemy Wydawnictwu Babaryba za egzemplarz do testów naszych dźwięcznych, a jednocześnie wdzięcznych umiejętności.

[Janina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tahle kniha od portugalské ilustrátorky Madaleny Matoso mě dostala. Originalitou, vtipem, barvami a provedením. Stačí trochu fantazie a dají se s ní dělat naprosto dokonalé kousky. A u nás o fanzatii není nouze! Po otevření a zavření knihy se totiž lidé zdraví, klepou na dveře, cvičí a hrají na hudební nástroje, nebo pečou toust! Podobné kousky mám moc ráda!

[Inês Beato · Rating 5 out of 5]

Original, divertido, com ilustrações giríssimas. Um óptimo livro para momentos de brincadeira com a pequenada.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple repetitive- clap along to the parts of the story!

[Nightmare Reading Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Original, divertido, dinâmico e ainda por cima de uma autora portuguesa! Indico para quem tem pequenada, eles adoram e nós também 😜

[Bloom · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Irene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um livro que só existe com a participação do leitor. Muito divertido!

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations were graphic and colorful but wtf did I just read.

Edit: Ohhh, now I get it. You have to open and close the book for it to make any sense. It would have helped if I had read the "instructions" on the back first. I could see this being fun/interactive for reading with a little one.

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book comes with instructions. And they're important. Without the instructions, you're left with a pretty forgettable book of onomatopoeia words and VERY BRIGHT illustrations. *With* the instructions, you figure out the actions and the sounds and it's a bit more fun.

[Jessica Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab activity based counting book with super cool illustrations!

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fun in toddler storytime.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interactive book with fun sounds.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite. I usually like books like this, but not this one.