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Dancing with Daisy
When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that's just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer.
On a fall day in 1962, he tells Liam, he had a run in with a nasty girl in search of a dance partner: Daisy was her name. What follows is a tall tale about Grampy's tango with a hurricane, and all those signs of aging--the wrinkles, the stooped back, the croaky voice, the false teeth--can be chalked up to Daisy's persistence and Grampy's refusal to dance. Of course, it takes a talking to from Nana to get that Daisy to blow off elsewhere.
Acclaimed author Jan L. Coates and award-winning illustrator Jos�e Bisaillon join forces in this charming picture book to craft a tale both touching and amusing about aging and the bond between a grandfather and his grandson. Bisaillon's gorgeous, playful illustrations bring the dance to life, evoking that windy girl and her insistent ways, as well as the warm affection between Grampy and Liam.
On a fall day in 1962, he tells Liam, he had a run in with a nasty girl in search of a dance partner: Daisy was her name. What follows is a tall tale about Grampy's tango with a hurricane, and all those signs of aging--the wrinkles, the stooped back, the croaky voice, the false teeth--can be chalked up to Daisy's persistence and Grampy's refusal to dance. Of course, it takes a talking to from Nana to get that Daisy to blow off elsewhere.
Acclaimed author Jan L. Coates and award-winning illustrator Jos�e Bisaillon join forces in this charming picture book to craft a tale both touching and amusing about aging and the bond between a grandfather and his grandson. Bisaillon's gorgeous, playful illustrations bring the dance to life, evoking that windy girl and her insistent ways, as well as the warm affection between Grampy and Liam.
- GenresPicture BooksCanada
44 pages, Paperback
Published June 25, 2019
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January 3, 2021
This is a strange one, very much in the style of a seaside tall tale, but I liked it. A grandfather explains to his grandson about a hurricane that happened while he was young and basically attributes all his signs of aging to that wild storm, from his wrinkles to his (more unsettlingly) bald head and lack of teeth. Some of the more fantastical parts I thought might unsettle my 3.5 year old, like how all his hairs were plucked one by one during the storm, but she just went with the flow and seemed to enjoy the story. Great to have a book coming out of Newfoundland as well.
April 11, 2020
My son & I loved Jan L. Coates' picture book 'Dancing With Daisy'! A boy named Liam finds a picture of his grandfather as a young man and he is full of questions on why he looks different- from his wrinkles to his now bald head. The grandfather playfully blames all his signs of aging on a hurricane named Daisy wanting to dance. His grandfather had an amusing answer for every question Liam had and how Daisy was to blame.
November 25, 2020
For lovers of tall tales, this story will satisfy.
A child is looking at old photographs in an album and asked his elderly grandfather questions about the pictures when he looked younger. His grandfather tells a whopper of a tale about how he got his lack of hair, his false teeth, and his poor hearing, when he was out in his fishing boat in a storm. He called it dancing with Daisy.
Enjoyable story and illustrations.
A child is looking at old photographs in an album and asked his elderly grandfather questions about the pictures when he looked younger. His grandfather tells a whopper of a tale about how he got his lack of hair, his false teeth, and his poor hearing, when he was out in his fishing boat in a storm. He called it dancing with Daisy.
Enjoyable story and illustrations.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews