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37th out of 191 books
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72 voters
Tanka Tanka Skunk!
by
Steve Webb
Rhyming has never been so much fun as in Steve Webb's bold, new picture book, which encourages children to read aloud, following the easy and catchy rhythm of the text.
"Skunka Tanka
Skunka Tanka
Tanka Tanka Skunk!
They've got the beat, and so do their friends."
"Meet Tanka and his friend, Skunk. When you say their names together, they sound like drums!"
Steve Webb's innovative...more
"Skunka Tanka
Skunka Tanka
Tanka Tanka Skunk!
They've got the beat, and so do their friends."
"Meet Tanka and his friend, Skunk. When you say their names together, they sound like drums!"
Steve Webb's innovative...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
June 1st 2004
by Orchard
(first published August 18th 2003)
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Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb is one of my personal favourites. Tanka is the elephant and his friend Skunka a skunk. The book doesn’t follow a story or plot of some sort, but is more about words, musicality and rhythm.
The illustrations are vibrant, colourful and eye catching. Also, the background stripes are cleverly designed to help keep the beat as one reads. The book also teaches children the names of different animals such as: panda, panther, tiger, zebra, alligator, fox, tiny little hair...more
The illustrations are vibrant, colourful and eye catching. Also, the background stripes are cleverly designed to help keep the beat as one reads. The book also teaches children the names of different animals such as: panda, panther, tiger, zebra, alligator, fox, tiny little hair...more
I'm a big fan of using shakers to accompany at least one book or song during my storytimes and this book is perfect for just that purpose. The cover says "Stamp your feet to the Skunka Tanka beat!" This book takes advantage of the rhythms and syllables of different words and turns them into a fun interactivity. The cover encourages you to stamp along, but you can grab shakers or rattles and shake along, or you can get all creative and make your own noise maker and play along with the prose: "Cat...more
Tanka Tanka Skunk by author and illustrator Steve Webb makes superb use of musicality to accompany vivid and amazing illustrations. Tanka (an elephant) and Skunka (a Skunk) play drums. Webb repeats the rhythmic tune the two characters play throughout the book: “Skunka Tanka/ Skunka Tanka/ Tanka Tanka Skunk.” Then he moves on to other beats using an assortment of different animals. He shows how kangaroo has three beats and caterpillar has four: “Kang – ga – roo” and “Cat – er – pil – lar.” The li...more
I'm an adult and i loved this book! It made me want to read the book out aloud with the rhythm. This book is very good! It's about an elephant called Tanka and skunk called Skunka. It goes through the book with lots of different animals and in some pages what noises some animals make. The book is a musical genre book, full of rhythm and how to use syllables. It is very visual and colourful. I liked that it was fun to read and i think children will engage with this book. It meets one of the Key S...more
Recommended to me by two children's librarians, Tanka Tanka Skunk is one of the most fun toddler books I've read. The page backgrounds have different solid colors, the black font is fun, and the cartoon-like pictures are adorable. The text doesn't tell a story, but plays with the fun of words, including rhymes and beats. Great for a toddler or pre-school storytime.
This is a great book. Nice simple pictures, easy and fun to read. It takes several times through to get the rythm of it all down. I think my baby will like it even more when she's older. It's a lot of fun now, but I think she'll just love it in a year or two.
perfect for a rhythm and rhyme theme - don't be afraid to get out the rhythm sticks and have the kids beat out the syllables as you read this one. Great for toddlers to learn clapping out beats or for preschoolers and beginning readers to get the rhythm.
There's no story here, just a kind of rhythmic chant using animal names. It's pretty fun. Should you choose to read this to young ones, though, I warn you that it could go on forever because the last page says to read it again only faster.
"Skunka Tanka Skunk Tanka Tanka Tanka skunk!" The silliness and rhythm of this book makes it a crowd pleaser. Clapping the syllables is a fantastic pre-literacy exercise that makes learning almost effortless. Great book.
What a hit this was in storytime...not just with the kids but also with the adults. Animal names become rhymes with a repeating visit from Tanka (elephant) and Skunk. Fun to read, fun to build audience participation.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book! One of the best for read-aloud, storytime, or fun with kids of any age! Well written and fun to read, I've read it so many times that I can get though the whole thing in 33 seconds! Yes I've timed myself- so fun!
This is a great book for young pre-K through 3rd grade. The rhythm grabs the litter kids and the older kids see the syllables. It's a very active, get on your feet and stomp book. Hightly recommended.
Wow - what a fun book for teaching phonetics. As the book is read aloud, it's only natural to add a beat with the repetitious silly sounding lyrics that rhyme with the different animal names.
Loved it!, as did my toddler. Such a fun way to organize animals in a rhythmic chant/song. Weeks after reading it, my toddler will still chant portions of the book that she remembers.
A book with beat!! Great for introducing syllables! And just plain fun. Steve and I find ourselves singing the song even when Susie is not in the room.
As advertised, the text rhythms are wonderful. The hard part is the challenge to do it all again, FASTER. Parts get a little tongue-twistery.
CIP: none
Summary: A picture book full of rhythm and animals in clever combinations.
Review: This is a fabulous book! It very cleverly combines animal names and delightful pictures in a rhythmic beat that will have toddlers and preschoolers chanting along with a smile on their face. Perfect for people who want to put music type materials into their storytime without actual singing. Also, challenges the reader to repeat the book, but *faster*!!
SLJ says: "Storytime audiences will revel in the beat"
P...more
Summary: A picture book full of rhythm and animals in clever combinations.
Review: This is a fabulous book! It very cleverly combines animal names and delightful pictures in a rhythmic beat that will have toddlers and preschoolers chanting along with a smile on their face. Perfect for people who want to put music type materials into their storytime without actual singing. Also, challenges the reader to repeat the book, but *faster*!!
SLJ says: "Storytime audiences will revel in the beat"
P...more
I can't believe this came out in 2003 and I never heard it until now. I love the rhyme, pattern, and can see why first graders love it.
Great to use for phonological awareness since words are rhythmic and broken into syllables. Can't wait to use with our new rhythm stick!
Very fun book about rhythm with great illustrations. Have read this for storytime several times and it seems to go over well!
Fun tongue twister with great illustrations and lots of animals to name. Would love to try this in a Family Storytime!
My daughter loves this book. I think I read it a dozen times today. Nice rhyme and cute animal illustrations.
Children love to keep the beat to this book that encourages a love of the sound of words and the rythmn of syllables.
teaches syllables. cute, quick book. music can be incorporated. book mentions random animals. easy, fun read.
Cute book about animals. The book allows students to beat out syllables of animal names and create music.
So fun! Reminds me of "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" with how well it simulates drum sounds.
Looking for a preK and under storytime book? This is meant to be read aloud and loud!
Toddlers, Pre-K, phonological awareness, print awareness, vocabulary, animals names.
This rhythm book is fun to read/chant. The animals 'move along' with it and are colorful.
Oct 13, 2011
Emma Van Every
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I need to remember to pick this up for the kids for christmas
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