Dancin' in the Kitchen

by Wendy Gelsanliter

Dinner time is dancin' at Grandma's house while the chicken and dumplings simmer on the stove and all three generations of the family groove to the music on the kitchen radio, working up generous appetites.

Genres: Picture Books, Family, Storytime, Childrens, Food

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 1998

Reviews

[Jessica Buck · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun realistic picture book about a family gathering to have a family dinner. Shows how some families may get together and enjoy music along with each others company dancing the night away.
I’d recommend this for young children between the K-3rd grade levels. Whether for independent read or read aloud. Great for discussion on family traditions.

[Sarahjeanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture Book: This fun rhyming book tells about a family who cannot stop grooving in the kitchen as they finish getting dinner ready. The illustrations are bright and whimsical and kind of made me want to go have a dance party in my own kitchen...

[Sam]

This is a story about a family who dances the whole time they are all helping to make dinner and then they eat the dinner and proceed to dance the whole time they are washing and drying dishes afterwards.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

borderline choice for music and movement or sat am fever. rhythm okay. no real "hook". illustrations bright, text not catchy enough.

[Bekkah Riecke · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was cute. I think it would work well for sequencing activities since there are some very familiar and distinct actions that each character does.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

The character in the book does alot, so students could retell his actions in a sequencing activity.

[Mainchild]

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