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Shake Shake Shake: Family Celebration Board Books by Andrea Davis Pinkney β€” book cover

Shake Shake Shake: Family Celebration Board Books

by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
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Overview

Help boil the greens, flip the fish, and slice the pie for a mouth-watering family meal in I Smell Honey, then join the fun as a baby boy discovers the unique features that make his face so special in Pretty Brown Face. In Shake Shake Shake and Watch Me Dance, explore the joys of rhythm and movement. These spirited board books celebrate the loving closeness of an African American family.

A mother and her young children enjoy playing with an African insturment called the shekere.

Synopsis

Help boil the greens, flip the fish, and slice the pie for a mouth-watering family meal in I Smell Honey, then join the fun as a baby boy discovers the unique features that make his face so special in Pretty Brown Face. In Shake Shake Shake and Watch Me Dance, explore the joys of rhythm and movement. These spirited board books celebrate the loving closeness of an African American family.

Children's Literature

The bold illustrations feature an attractive little girl and her brother shaking a beaded gourd, which is an African percussion instrument known as a shekere. There isn't much of a story, just pictures of the kids shaking the shekere. This board book series, which features African Americans, includes I Smell Honey, Pretty Brown Face, Shake Shake Shake, and Watch Me Dance.

About the Author, Andrea Davis Pinkney

ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY is the author of many award-winning picture books, including the critically acclaimed Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters, which won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. She has also collaborated with her husband, illustrator Brian Pinkney, on several books, including

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra and Sleeping Cutie. The Pinkneys live in Brooklyn, New York.

BRIAN PINKNEY is a celebrated picture-book illustrator who has won two Caldecott Honors. His many professional tributes also include the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors. He has collaborated with his wife, author Andrea Davis Pinkney, on several picture books including Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra and Sleeping Cutie. The Pinkneys live in Brooklyn, New York.

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Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot

The bold illustrations feature an attractive little girl and her brother shaking a beaded gourd, which is an African percussion instrument known as a shekere. There isn't much of a story, just pictures of the kids shaking the shekere. This board book series, which features African Americans, includes I Smell Honey, Pretty Brown Face, Shake Shake Shake, and Watch Me Dance.

Book Details

Published
October 1, 1997
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages
8
Format
Board Book
ISBN
9780152006327

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