Barnyard dance!

by Sandra Boynton

Paper Book, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

[E]

Publication

New York : Workman Pub., c1993.

Description

A bespectacled fiddle-playing cow and a pig twirling a sheep are featured in a barnyard dance. On board pages with a die-cut cover.

User reviews

LibraryThing member tripleblessings

One of our favourite Boynton board books. The simple clear and cheerful drawings are great for toddlers. The rhythmic rhyming text is fun to read aloud, and older children can do the actions to the barn dance. We read this so often we had it memorized, and we got the kids to dance to it. A winner!

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LibraryThing member paroof

Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody ready for a barnyard dance! This is just great read-aloud fun and was one of my youngest son's first "favorite" books - even when he was too young for it, he liked to hold it and look at it. Also, if you're familiar with the Turkey from "Red Hat, Green

Hat" - my two-year-old likes to point him out in this book and say "Oops!"

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LibraryThing member crashingwaves38

This book was fully of silly, fun sounds. It was easy to read and flowed off the lips. My daughter wanted me to read it over and over again, and it was such a quick book to read that I obliged her. While it probably won't appeal to older children, ti's certainly great for younger children,

particularly those who are still learning songs.

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LibraryThing member conuly

This one is great for babies and toddlers, and even slightly older kids can get into it. It's one of the ones I really wish existed as a non-board book!

The illustrations are cute, the text is simple and catchy - what more do you want?

LibraryThing member bkullman

FUN to read. Sing-songy and rhythmic like all Boynton books. Evie rocks back-forth on the sound of the opening page.

LibraryThing member rfewell

I read this and other Sandra Boynton books to my children all the time! They are so fun; we dance, we rap, we sing them to the kids. I also always give these as baby gifts!

LibraryThing member BradKautz

This is a delightful board book in which the farm animals gather for a dance, composed in the rhythmic nature of a square dance. It is sure to amuse and entertain two year-olds to the point of giddiness.

LibraryThing member DBake

How many times have I read this? Hmmmm... Uncountable. I wish Boynton would do a rhythmic reading of this book, rather than the singing one. We read it with all the animal sounds too, and it's so much fun!

LibraryThing member TerraO

fun "sing-song" book about farm animals. has a do-si-do type of song to the writing. Kids will love the song and want to sing and dance to the story.

LibraryThing member fonsecaelib530A

Boynton, S. (1993). Barnyard dance! New York: Workman Publishing.
Age: 1 to 3 years old
It is party time at the farm. The animals come together to take part in the barnyard dance. From the chickens to the pigs, from the horses to the sheep, the animals get together to follow the steps called by a

violinist cow. It is square dance animal style, and everyone is having a good time.
Barnyard dance! has the rhythm of square dancing with the added charm that all participants are cuddly farm creatures. When read aloud, the text sounds like a square dance caller addressing his audience. Rhymes such as “With a BAA and a MOO and a COCKADOODLEDOO / everybody promenade two by two!” remind us that this is a very special dance. The text works with the whacky and fun illustrations describing what happens in each drawing. This is a book to be read aloud many, many times.

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LibraryThing member nmhale

Get ready for a foot-stomping good time. This board book captures the thumping pace of a square dance, with moves suited to the barnyard animals that populate the story. Time to skitter with mice, or trot with the turkeys. How about leaping like a frog? My girls absolutely adore this book. It helps

that my husband and I read it while we act out all the moves with them. As is true of other Boynton books, the text has a perfect read aloud rhythm, the illustrations are cute and funny, and the story is a joy to read. Bed time is a lot more fun when we include this book in our routine.

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LibraryThing member tfink

Farm animals participate in square dancing. I like the storyline of farm animals gathering together to square dance.

LibraryThing member kostonkarr

Cartoon farm animals that are wacky enough to make you laugh out loud and rhymes clever enough to sustain those nearly infinite re-readings.

This is a great lesson for verbs and how they are used in a rhythmic rhyming way.

LibraryThing member MichelleForestier

Barnyard Dance is a rhyming book and a sing along. It is about barn animals just having a good old time with each other. The author finds animals that rhyme with each other for example, frog and dog.I would using the book for a rhyming activty, espcially if we were learning about animals. I think

the kids would really like this because it is a sing along.

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LibraryThing member dbond

Sandra Bounton's Barn Yard Dance, is a great tale about barnyard animals performing a line dance. The moves are shouted along the pages while the illustrations are full of dancing animals, some playing instruments. The playful rhyming words can practically be sung by the child as they read along.

This a great read aloud for little ones, and may even get them moving if they choose to dance along as the moves are detailed for you. Many of the illustrations include several of the same animal which could be used as a counting tool for young ones as well. Overall this is a fun whimsical read for preschoolers and would make a fun addition to a preschool classroom.

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LibraryThing member anita.curry

My son absolutely loves this book. "Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody ready for a BARNYARD DANCE!”

LibraryThing member foraclass

This was a cute little book about barnyard animals having a dance party. The rhyming verses give the book a sing-song feel. There are also several animals named, which is helpful for babies learning their animals. Parts of the book have verses where animal sounds are made. This would be a good book

for a baby/toddler that likes to join in. Parents could also get baby excited by mimicking some of the motions mentioned in the book, such as clapping and stomping feet. This board book would be an excellent choice for 1-2 year olds.

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LibraryThing member bdemontigny

My first memory of this book was when I had my 2 year old in baby ballet. The teacher read this book and the tiny bunheaded toddlers payed rapt attention. Following the story they each got to preform an interpretive dance of one of the barnyard animals. This book works for more than just tiny

ballerinas. It has appeal to toddlers of all sorts. It leads in very well to active play after a story, and the sturdy board format will hold up to even the tiniest of readers/listeners.

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LibraryThing member TameitriaJ

This is a cute little board book that has rhyming words and phrases to catch the attention of little ones. Its about farm animals that are dancing in the barn.

I love this book because it is catchy and kids love it, I read it every day in the toddler room at my job.

classroom extension
1. go over

sounds that the different animals make
2. dance like the animals in the story

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LibraryThing member dayspring777

***LOVE***
I love Sandra's books! I love the rhymes in this book! They are so cute and catchy:D

LibraryThing member villemezbrown

I love the square dancing energy and all the animal sounds of this little song on paper. Super fun for read aloud!

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