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Karen Ackerman

Author of Song and Dance Man

20+ Works 3,352 Members 139 Reviews

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Works by Karen Ackerman

Song and Dance Man (1988) 2,340 copies
The Night Crossing (1994) 478 copies
I Know A Place (1675) 97 copies
By the Dawn's Early Light (1994) 95 copies
Araminta's Paint Box (1605) 66 copies
The Leaves in October (1991) 51 copies
The Tin Heart (1861) 45 copies
Flannery Row (1986) 40 copies
Just Like Max (1990) 29 copies
Bingleman's Midway (1995) 24 copies
Moveable Mabeline (1990) 17 copies
The Banshee (1990) 16 copies
The Sleeping Porch (1995) 15 copies
Bean's Big Day (2004) 11 copies
This Old House (1992) 9 copies

Associated Works

A Brighter Garden (1990) — Editor — 112 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Ackerman, Karen Mindy
Birthdate
1951-10-09
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Places of residence
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Education
Woodward High School
Occupations
children's book author
Short biography
Karen Ackerman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 9, 1951. She was a single child and although she was never really "inspired" to become an author, she always had a tale to tell or write. Her first children's book was published in 1982. She has since published over twenty-five books.

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I liked this. It’s a nice story dealing with something I can’t ever recall seeing a story about. Lord of people work nights, and it’s a thing that can effect parents in families in lots of fields-from police officers to warehouse employees.
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 6 other reviews | Jun 15, 2023 |
A trio of children go to visit their grandfather, who was a vaudeville performer in his youth. Their grandfather laments the passing of the "song and dance" days, but he still pulls out all his old vaudeville gear and puts on a one man variety show for his grandchildren. The children are genuinely delighted by their grandfather's performance, and he is equally pleased to be able to share a piece of his personal history with his descendants. Though this story has a sort of melancholy nostalgia to it, I think that ultimately what the grandfather was missing was performing for an audience, so that in addition to passing along memories of his performance to his grandchildren, he was also able to realize that he didn't necessarily miss performing for a large audience, just a grateful one.… (more)
 
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GIJason82 | 115 other reviews | Feb 25, 2022 |
Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
 
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EKiddieKollege | 115 other reviews | Dec 13, 2020 |
 
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Statistics

Works
20
Also by
1
Members
3,352
Popularity
#7,617
Rating
4.0
Reviews
139
ISBNs
75
Languages
1

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