Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles--Think of That!

The illustrations pop out of the pages. The fluidity of Mr. Bojangles tap dancing has action and movement, that only a very good artist can show. Wonderful rhyming text in a poetic fluid motion accents the beauty of action and storyline of this incredible book!

Highly recommended!!!

This Coretta Scott King Award lives up to it's hype. I love the repetitive nature of this book and the multicultural relevance. I love how after every phrase, it says "rap a tap tap--think of that!" which makes it predictable and entertaining! The illustrations are also very fun because the contrast of the images are complimented by a solid background. The illustrations show great movement in a unique 2-D way. I really like the fact that it is easy to read while learning about a key historical figure.

I love children's literature that introduces them to real life important figures. This book features Bill " Bojangles" Robinson .... one of the greatest tap dancers of all time, and the highest paid black entertainer of the 20th century. The beautifully rendered illustrations, and the repetitive rhythmic story cadence, make this a fun way to introduce this dance pioneer to children.

Beautiful! The illustrations are simple yet complex. The story is told with just a few words and sounds but so much more is told in illustration. The costumes, and scenery are wonderfully depicted.

The short rhyming text with its engaging and repetitive "Rap a tap tap-think of that!" is filled with rhythm and motion. But it's the clever, bold, bright, and elegant illustrations that make this book stand out.

While I listened to this book I paid special attention to the illustrations because of the award this book won. I definitely can see why it won. I like this book because it says and shows that dancing is a form of art too just like painting or music. I think younger students would like this book because of the sound affects the teacher could make while reading and maybe they could join in. I noticed a repeated sentence structure and rhyming and it worked well in this book and parallel with the same dances the character did. It's typical for the main characters name to be said in the beginning and that's how I usually prefer it but I actually like that Bojangle wasn't said until the end here. It builds suspense and gave the author a show more chance to build his character before introducing him. show less

I've read this book to my class along with the CD and my kids loved it. It is very interactive and is a great way to teach kids about repetition. With each page it ended with "rap a tap tap- think of that" and before the book was finished the children were reading along with me. Another subject that could be introduced is music and you can talk about rhythm and the many ways it can be created. Mr. Bojangles created rhythm by tap dancing .The illustrations on the page were detailed and it felt like the young man was dancing off the page. Very good read.