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Summary
Read, play, and DANCE on the pages of this interactive and definitely out-of-the box picture book from the creator of Press Here !
New from the New York Times bestselling creator Hervé Tullet! Harnessing his love of dance, the passion of his illustrations, and the great big format of this book, Hervé invites you to a very special dance: your hand becoming the dancer and the book the dance floor.
Starting with a gentle glide, growing in complexity and animation, finally building to a crescendo of color, action, and movement--here's a book perfect for kids bursting with energy. A celebration not only of releasing emotion but also of carefully controlling motion and dexterity. It's the perfect activity for getting your ya-yas out and a welcome boon for parents, gift-givers, and teachers looking for an ultra-creative way of channeling energy.
THE MAGIC OF HERVÉ, CONTINUED: Hervé's bold primary colors, interactive thinking, and remarkable gift to have his readers actively participate in his books are back in this newest offering!
A LARGE DANCE FLOOR: Featuring a larger size specially designed to allow children to actually fit--and move--their hands freely on the page.
BUILDING DEXTERITY: Readers will delight in exploring all the ways their hands can move, a subliminal but essential lesson in improving dexterity--a critical foundational skill.
CREATIVE VALUE: Combining rhythm, motion and shapes, here's a great tool for arts education that will appeal to parents/educators looking to build their children's skills of creative thinking and discovery.
Perfect for: Hervé Tullet fans Art teachers Parent and grandparents looking for interactive toddler books to build creativity Anyone looking for fun! Gift giving for baby shower, birthday, or holiday for kids and creative spirits of all ages Fans of touch think learn books like Press Here , Mix It Up! , Let's Play! , The Dot , and Beautiful Oops!
Author Notes
Hervé Tullet was born in 1958. He studied Fine Art and worked as an Art Director before joining the advertising industry. In 1994 he published his first book for children and has since become one of the world¿s most innovative book makers. He is known in France as `The Prince of pre-school books' because he takes the concept of reading to a new level, teaching young minds to think imaginatively, independently and creatively.
Tullet's beautiful illustrations, interactive cut-outs, and magic lines make titles such as The Game of Light, The Game of Patterns, and The Game of Mix-Up Art, the perfect way to encourage seat-bound kids to think creatively and independently.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Furthering his explorations of ways that readers can interact with color and form in the pages of a book, Tullet (Press Here) uses a primary palette to create a space for dance. "Ready? Place your hand here," begins imperative text, showing a bright blue handprint on the page: "Close your eyes. Concentrate." After some preliminary warm-ups, lines instruct the reader to move across a spread: "Put your hand here, and WHOOOOSH! Circle around the page three times." Jumping, leaping, bouncing, and twirling--hands are invited to motion in ways that mimic a dancer's movements, but on a book-size stage that lends itself to back seats and waiting rooms. Swirls, scribbles, and loops of paint describe graceful bearing ("You're keeping them elegant, right?") before transitioning into wilder visuals and moves ("STOP! It freezes midair"). Calligraphic visuals have the energy of abstract expressionist paintings, and the increasing looseness of the brushstrokes, which land more splashes and blots as the pages turn, affirm the freedom of imperfection. The book's large trim size and plentiful pages offer ample time and space for joyful directed play that builds in energy as it goes. Let the dance begin. Ages 3--5. (May)
Horn Book Review
Like its predecessors Press Here (rev. 7/11) and Mix It Up (rev. 11/14), this offering by Tullet is a creative and enjoyable model of lo-fi interactivity and a lesson in cause-and-effect, here with an additional element of performance. On the first page we are instructed to place our hand atop a blue handprint and "concentrate." The next page is a warm-up: colorful motion lines appear around the handprint as we practice wiggling our fingers. Then "the show" begins with stage-direction-like text: "Circle around the page three times...Whooo! Your fingers happily jump around on all the dots...Here they take little leaps, as light and frisky as a baby goat." The balletic movements result in shapes and patterns that recall Matisse, Haring, and the Lascaux caves, with some room for nonprescriptive creative self-expression. For those who are used to scrolling and swiping, the motions will be familiar; the payoff comes not with pixels but via analog imagination. Elissa GershowitzMarch/April 2023 p.57 (c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A literal "handbook" from the creator of Press Here (2011). Demonstrating his usual command of interactive design and using only brightly hued five-finger silhouettes, large dots, and directional lines, Tullet leads little hands in an energetic paper dance of taps, swipes, and swoops, with gleeful invitations to touch every dot in any order here ("Now just on THE BIG ONES!"), swerve between a set of others there "like a fish," slide a palm softly aaall the way across a spread, even leave the page to touch a nose or a head. Whether fingers go fast or slow, hard or "as light and frisky as a baby goat," he encourages "keeping them elegant," "always graceful," and carries that theatrical spirit all the way to a well-deserved round of applause and a courteous bow at the end. Except on the covers, the hand shape on display is generally a right one, but often enough it gives way to a more abstract, Chagall-style splot that is less specific and so allows lefties and children with otherwise equipped appendages an entree. And, unsurprisingly, an invitation at the end to go back to the beginning is well-nigh irresistible. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Sure to delight busy little fingers. (Interactive picture book. 2-4) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.