Great for having books on historical figures. The illustrations were nice to look at and i'm sure children will enjoy the repetition. It also won a Caldecott medal.

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson a famous tap dancer makes his way through his town. Dancing past many people and places, bringing joy everywhere. A lovely short story about African American tap dancer Bill Robinson. The illustration shoes movement and joy on each page. I enjoyed the rhyme and repetition, I believe young children would enjoy this as well. ( )

This Coretta Scott King Award lives up to it's hype. I love the repetitive nature of this book and the multicultural relevance. I love how after every phrase, it says "rap a tap tap--think of that!" which makes it predictable and entertaining! The illustrations are also very fun because the contrast of the images are complimented by a solid background. The illustrations show great movement in a unique 2-D way. I really like the fact that it is easy to read while learning about a key historical figure. ( )

While I listened to this book I paid special attention to the illustrations because of the award this book won. I definitely can see why it won. I like this book because it says and shows that dancing is a form of art too just like painting or music. I think younger students would like this book because of the sound affects the teacher could make while reading and maybe they could join in. I noticed a repeated sentence structure and rhyming and it worked well in this book and parallel with the same dances the character did. It's typical for the main characters name to be said in the beginning and that's how I usually prefer it but I actually like that Bojangle wasn't said until the end here. It builds suspense and gave the author a chance to build his character before introducing him. ( )

This joyful book is about a famous tap dancer, Bojangles. He brings happiness and joy for all people throughout the streets through his tap dancing eventually becoming famous. With his catchy phrase on every page, " Rap a tap tap" you can describe the sound that tap shoes make! ( )