The Digger Dance
by Judy Ann Sadler (Author) Yong Ling Kang (Illustrator)
A boy delights in the discovery that diggers can dance!
When a young boy's grandmother tells him that diggers can dance, he wants to see the dancing in action! But the diggers stay parked in a row outside their window while it rains. As the boy and his grandmother wait for the skies to clear, they decide to bake together.
Using his imagination, the boy discovers that baking and diggers have a lot in common. He scoops and shovels sugar, digs in the dough, and soon the sun returns. He runs out to watch the diggers, and they really do dance: dipping low, lifting high, swinging, bending, and spinning!
This whimsical story gently enforces social-emotional learning concepts while spotlighting the joys of play. Watercolor illustrations bring the energetic, rhythmic text to life, making for a perfect read-aloud that will inspire kids to see their surroundings through a creative lens.
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In an immersive, movement-forward readaloud, Sadler explores imagination and imitation as an exuberant young construction fan discovers the grace of enormous excavators. About a nearby work site, "Grandma says the diggers dance." But the grandchild must wait for work hours and better weather to see them. In the meantime, the intergenerational duo, both portrayed with tan skin, parallel the machines at home, turning cookie-making into a construction project: "My arm is a high hoe," says the child, preparing to scoop sugar, "my hand holds a bucket." At last, the weather clears and the two venture outside. Digitally enhanced watercolor and pencil spreads by Kang zoom in on buckets that sweep and plunge as the child mimics their movements. The itchy suspense of the waiting sequence rings true, and in Kang's hands, the making of cookies offers nearly as much dynamism as the excavators. Ages 3-7. (Oct.)
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JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV041030 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Cars & Trucks
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Imagination
Families
Family life
Trucks
Baking
Bulldozers
