FICTION

The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants

by Eric LITWIN
illus. by Scott Magoon. 32p. Little, Brown. 2015. Tr $18. ISBN 9780316322508.
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PreS-Gr 1—From the original writer of "Pete the Cat" (HarperCollins) comes a new character who won't let anyone stop her from dancing: Hazel Nut. Hazel is the big sister in the Nut family. She's just written a song and wants to dance, but when she shows her song to her papa, mama, and brother, Wally Nut, there is "not a chance" they will dance. Hazel keeps dancing, though, in her polka-dot pants, undeterred, and knows just who to call: Grandma Nut. Together they dance "Oppa Gangnut Style," and it's not too long before the rest of the family can't resist and begin dancing and singing along. Children will love the energetic digital illustrations and participatory aspects of the story.
VERDICT A fun and energetic title that will inspire much dancing as well as repeated check-outs.
Reviewed by Emily E. Lazio, The Smithtown Special Library District, NY
Hazel Nut can't convince her family to sing and dance along with her new song, so she calls in the big guns: "Grandma Nut / burst through the door. / She disco-danced / across the floor." As in the first Nuts book, while the boisterous digital art and punning asides are entertaining, the text lacks groove without the corresponding (online) song.
 , Nov 01, 2015

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