Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book

The visual effects are spectacular; the accompanying text is abysmal. Surely the publisher could have found a writer who could complement the pictures. It is embarrassing to read this book aloud to a child.

The text of this book is uninspired (and oddly odd in an oddish sort of way), but the "scanimation" is so cool that I simply don't care. I can sit and watch one of the pages turn over and over.

Unfortunately, my toddler is not as impressed. Moving pictures? So what. Why not just watch tv?

Okay. But

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it's a book!

He doesn't care. As far as he's concerned, either the pictures move or they don't. And these aren't even in color.

Alas. I still think it's cool.

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This picture book is great for younger audiences as well as grade school children. The words are simple to read and the moving pictures are very intriguing. Each page introduces a new animal and their actions. For example, a horse gallops and a chicken struts.

This book is good for emergent readers to help them develop an interest in books. It works on concept of word and beginning book knowledge. The pictures show the animals mid stride and keeps children interested through the last page.

I think this book is great for younger children ( preK-1). New readers will love the simplicity of the content and the animated pictures while learning about new animals. A new animal is presented on the page along with a verb describing the animals actions. Very unique and innovative.

A fun little scanimation book that displays several animals moving. Verbage can be difficult to read for a young reader, but might be fun as a read aloud.

This children’s board book has the usual text about familiar animals and, instead of the noises these animals make, descriptions of the way they move. What makes it unique is the accompanying pictures. Instead of being illustrated with paintings or drawings, this book uses “scanimation,” with

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the pictures showing the animals in motion. I certainly found this impressive, and I think most young children will, too. In addition, the text is light, so it should easily hold the attention of young children and makes for a good read-aloud book.

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A really nifty book.

These animals move right off the pages. Can you keep up with the galloping horse or the soaring eagle?

I freely admit that I think of this book more as a fascinating concept than a great book. The animals really move! The clever creator of this book uses several techniques that I, frankly, don't quite understand to create the illusion of movement. The text is not nearly as exciting, with a question

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for each animal and a strange follow up phrase, but the focus here is the picture, not the words. As a story, not very good; as a innovative concept, great. It also entertains my girls, but with a limited appeal, as they soon get bored and pass it over, but with good books they are willing to invest more time. My final analysis is the book is interesting, but I will pass over other similar offerings because one is enough.

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This book is about animals and the noises animals make. It is a very simple book and a good read aloud for young children. There are pictures of different animals and why each animal is unique.

Now that I have a 4 month old at home, I've been really checking out toddler/infant books. There are a lot of "are you as quick as a cricket" type of books out there, and this one fits right in, but it's not the main selling point. What sells this book are the inventive, moving illustrations! A

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static image doesn't do it justice - go check it out in a bookstore.

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I love this book! The pictures actually look like they are moving so it is certain to catch children's eyes! A horse runs, a turtle swims, a bird flies. This story captured my attention and I cannot wait to share it with littles!

Move over pop-up and lift-the-flap books! A new game is in town! Rufus Butler Seder's charming little book about animals in motion - the first ever "Scanimation" picture book - will appeal to the same demographic as the above (that is to say, anyone who likes fun...and um, young children...), with

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its amazing moving pictures. Guaranteed to keep little tykes engrossed (hey - it worked for me and my co-workers), Gallop has the added benefit of being far less destructible than your average pop-up, with no flaps or parts that can be torn by careless fingers.

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Unique and imaginative - and fun!