The Animal Boogie- Book Review

Want to bop around with your kidlets to some fun music? Want to encourage your little tots to sing, or inspire an interest in reading? The Animal Boogie is a soft-cover, easy-to-read children's book with singalong music cd, so you and your kids can listen, read, sing, dance and have fun together. Featuring a cast of multi-cultural children, as well as a young girl in a wheelchair, this book and music would appeal to children five and under. The reading level is basic for very young readers, and the beat of the music by Fred Penner is simple and catchy.

Barefoot Books, who offer many award-winning children's books, support books that celebrate both art and story and reach out to children of all backgrounds. Their books inspire enthusiasm, creativity, and an independant spirit. The Animal Boogie is colorfully illustrated by Debra Harter with exotic animals from the Indian jungle:



Throughout the book, you and your children can boogie and shake with bears, monkeys, birds, and many other animals. The last page features sheet music of the Animal Boogie song to guide you as you sing, or to play on an instrument. With the Animal Boogie book and cd, you can promote an interest in reading, singing, dancing, a love of music, curiosity about animals, and friends of different cultures or backgrounds. The Animal Boogie has become a classroom favorite, used by teachers across the world to bring learning to life through music and movement. The book has been a particular hit in south-east Asia, where it is used to teach children English.

The Animal Boogie in soft-cover is available on Amazon for about $6.99. To date it has sold more than one million copies and continues to be one of Barefoot Books' bestsellers, as well a the winner of multiple awards. A free animated digital video of the Animal Boogie song is available for download at http://www.barefootbooks.com/animal_boogie_video.

This is a MamaBuzz review. I was given a free copy of the Animal Boogie for the purpose of this review.