Citation: La Prise, L., Macak, C. P., Baker, T., & Hamanaka, S. (1996). The hokey pokey. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Ages: 4 – 9
Grades: PreK – 3
Description: In this book, La Prise covers all of the lyrics of the original Hokey Pokey song. On each page, children and animals dance along to the lyrics of the traditional rhyme.
Uses: La Prise’s text can be used in a preschool or younger elementary storytime or program. Since many children know the rhyme, it would be easy to invite them to join in and move with the story as it is read. It can also be read to small children who have not heard the Hokey Pokey, or who are learning to distinguish their left from their right. This could also be used in a program about music, or to perhaps entice a reluctant reader to read.
Review Sources:
Devereaux, E. & Roback, D. (1997). Forecasts: Children’s books. Publisher’s Weekly, 244(1):72.
Morgan, K. (1997). Starred reviews: Books for youth. Booklist, 93(11):940.
Search Terms: dance, rhyme, nursery rhyme, animals,