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by Sarah Hager Matilda is a kangaroo in motion. She dances in the morning, noon, and night. She doesn't need music because she's dancing to her own drummer - the one in her head. It's clear that not everyone enjoys Matilda's dancing as much as she does, but she's not one to let that slow her down. Matilda dances for herself. Kelly Murphy's illustrations for this very active book are charming - I loved seeing the Kookaburra in the bedroom window and the Koala stuffie on the bed on the first page. Her spotted bloomers and charming pink bow were also nice touches and she does a great job of showing how oblivious Matilda is to the results of her constant dancing. The text is easy to read aloud and flows nicely, but I wanted to see a bit more from the story - it's a day in the life of a girl in motion and it does a good job of showing how obsessive small children are about the things they love, but that's about it. I also found the "Dance Miss Matilda!" repetitions went on a bit long. It was a very enjoyable first read, but I'm not sure it would become a "read this every night until we memorize it" book. |
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Dancing Matilda