This Is a Great Place for a Hot Dog Stand by Barney Saltzberg

Like other Amy Wu titles, this book lends itself to a storytime read aloud. The bright colors and quick pace will keep young listeners engaged, particularly young fans ages 4-8. Charlene Chua’s lively illustrations capture Amy’s emotions – from pure joy to confusion and occasional frustration and sadness. Just like in Amy’s other stories, the kindness and patience of her family and friends help Amy figure out how to overcome her current challenge. Will Amy be able to show her friends how to ribbon dance after all? Some are too heavy, some are too light, and nothing flutters and twists in just the right way. Amy continues to learn more about her heritage – this time exploring dancing and movement with Chinese ribbon dancing.Īmy’s want to wiggle, shimmy, and move will feel familiar to kids and their grown-ups – including librarians leading a room full of wriggling storytime attendees.Īmy is fascinated by the art of ribbon dancing, and she can’t wait to share her new passion with her friends.īut Amy doesn’t have a fancy dancing ribbon and all of her makeshift ribbons don’t work. Learn more about this fantastic new title below! Amy Wu and the Ribbon DanceĪuthor Kat Zhang and illustrator Charlene Chua return with another fantastic Amu Wu adventure. I featured Amy Wu a few years ago as part of a video book talk series, and Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao has been a regular feature in my storytimes for Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and 1st Graders. I still have a bunch of old programs I’d like to share, and I still read a ton of books each year, so there may be more content to come – but for now, know that things will be much more occasional and a little less structured.Īll that said, I received an email from the lovely folks at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing about an opportunity to review the newest Amu Wu book – and I couldn’t pass it up. I program occasionally, but not nearly as much as I did a few years ago. I miss blogging, but blogging is also time consuming – and I’m not sure I want to spend quite as much time on here as I did a year ago. I’m not sure what future posts will look like. I’ve got a new job (back at my old library in a new role), and I worked through a fantastic year on the 2023 Caldecott Committee. Hi Book Cart Queen readers! It’s been a minute.

This Is a Great Place for a Hot Dog Stand by Barney Saltzberg