Citation: Bluemle, E. (2009). How Do You Wokka-Wokka? Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

Ages: 3 – 7

Grades: PreK – 2nd

Description: How Do You Wokka-Wokka? encourages readers to get moving and learn how to wokka along to the beat of the text through rhymes and images. Readers are invited to join the characters in the book for a neighborhood dance party. 

Uses: How Do You Wokka-Wokka?’s rhyming text and vibrant images make it perfect for a toddler or elementary storytime. This book can be used in a program about dance, and librarians/teachers can invite children to dance like the characters in the book while the book is being read, or when it is finished.

Review Sources:

Kirkus Reviews. (2009). How do you Wokka-Wokka? (Book Review). 

Publisher’s Weekly. (2009). How do you Wokka-Wokka? (Book Review). 

Tags: dance, rhyme, diversity