Tap, Tap, Tap. Dance, Dance, Dance.

Title: Tap, Tap, Tap. Dance, Dance, Dance.

Author: Hervé Tullet

Genre: Children’s

Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Published: 2^nd May 2023

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 64

Price: $27.99

Synopsis: A joyful dance where your hand is the star and the book your stage, from the creator of the international bestsellers, Press Here and Mix It Up!

Ready? Place your hand here. Close your eyes. Concentrate. Hit it! Three times: Tap! Tap! Tap!

In another delightfully interactive book that celebrates colour and movement, Herve Tullet invites children to use their hands to dance on the page. A gentle glide starts things off, a few little leaps, then big bouncy jumps that grow in complexity and animation, finally building to a crescendo of colour, action, and movement!

Once again, Herve proves himself a master entertainer in a book filled with his signature energy, whimsy, and sheer fun. Read, play, and DANCE on the pages of this interactive and definitely out-of-the box picture book from the creator of Press Here!

New from the New York Times bestselling creator Hervé Tullet! Harnessing his love of dance, the passion of his illustrations, and the great big format of this book, Hervé invites you to a very special dance: your hand becoming the dancer and the book the dance floor. Starting with a gentle glide, growing in complexity and animation, finally building to a crescendo of colour, action, and movement—here’s a book perfect for kids bursting with energy. A celebration not only of releasing emotion but also of carefully controlling motion and dexterity. It’s the perfect activity for getting your ya-yas out and a welcome boon for parents, gift-givers, and teachers looking for an ultra-creative way of channelling energy.

THE MAGIC OF HERVE, CONTINUED: Herve’s bold primary colours, interactive thinking, and remarkable gift to have his readers actively participate in his books are back in this newest offering!

A LARGE DANCE FLOOR: Featuring a larger size specially designed to allow children to actually fit-and move-their hands freely on the page.

BUILDING DEXTERITY: Readers will delight in exploring all the ways their hands can move, a subliminal but essential lesson in improving dexterity-a critical foundational skill.

CREATIVE VALUE: Combining rhythm, motion and shapes, here’s a great tool for arts education that will appeal to parents/educators looking to build their children’s skills of creative thinking and discovery.

Perfect for:

• Herve Tullet fans
• Art teachers
• Parent and grandparents looking for interactive toddler books to build creativity.
• Anyone looking for fun!
• Gift giving for baby shower, birthday, or holiday for kids and creative spirits of all ages.
• Fans of touch think learn books like Press Here, Mix It Up!, Let’s Play!, The Dot, and Beautiful Oops!

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Hervé Tullet’s latest book in his interactive learning series is called Tap, Tap, Tap. Dane, Dance, Dance, where he uses bright colours, simple instructions, and gentle encouragement to encourage children to embrace creativity and learning in children of all ages, from baby to toddler and beyond. Using bright primary colours that splash and dance across the page, readers use their hands to try and follow the textual prompts that they read or have read to them – younger children may need to be shown what to do, but it’s a fun way to bond, and see if you can do it with your little one.

The interactivity of this book is different to others I have seen and read, where the interactive bits are very tactile, like bits that feel different, puppets or lift the flap books, but this encourages children to move their hands with the story, in motion with the words and images on the pages. It encourages creative play, and gentle movement – mindfulness to work on when kids are sitting down calmly or after a long day. It’s a book that can be read and played with at the same time, and younger children in preschool will enjoy this, but it will also make a good class set – so each child can perform the actions as the words are read to them, or read the book themselves if they are able to read and do the actions – I tried, and I think smaller hands will find it a bit easier, but it was fun trying.

This is the kind of book that can help with mindfulness and creativity, and one that I think will be well received and enjoyed. Its focus on creativity and helping children learn about movement and primary colours will help prepare them for school and show them that learning is fun, especially when it comes to movement, rhythm, colour, and shapes which will show them that they can have fun with education as well.