num_pages: 32
description: With bold paintings and a simple, rhyming text, Caldecott Medalists Leo &amp; Diane Dillon bring young readers a rap a tap tap celebration of dance that will have readers clapping and tapping along. "There once was a man who danced in the street / He brought pleasure and joy to the people he'd greet / He didn't just dance, he made art with his feet / Rap a tap tap--think of that!" This simple book for young children has the added bonus of describing the life of a ground-breaking African-American tap dancer. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1920s-30s. People said he "talked with his feet," and in the Dillons' graceful paintings of old New York, he dances from page to page to the tune of a toe-tapping rhyme. Rap a tap tap--think of that!
language: English
title: Rap A Tap Tap
titlecomplete: Rap A Tap Tap
genres: Music, Historical, History, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, African American, Biography, Storytime, Poetry
ratings_count: 747
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator Honor
publisher: The Blue Sky Press