School Library Journal Review

PreS-K-The major strength of this playful book is the joyous interaction between the little girl and her father as they dance "like sillies." Their movement takes them "singing and laughing and dancing" out of the house, through the farm, across the bridge, into the forest, and back home to bed. Along the way, cows, trees, fish, deer, frogs, hedgehogs, and fireflies all get caught up in the fun. Unfortunately, the text does not always capture the swinging, swaying mood of the story. The rhymes are inconsistent and occasionally awkward. The cartoon illustrations, done in pen and ink and watercolor, are not particularly distinguished, yet the fluid outlines of the figures and the curving composition capture the feeling of dancing.-Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.