The dancing granny Book

"Shake it to the East, Shake it to the West, Shake it to the one that you love best" tells the message of the story. The trickster spider gets Granny to dance in all directions so he can raid her garden. In the end, she tricks him into dancing with her. His music is irresistible to her and her dancing is irresistible to him. This is a lyrical adaptation of a West Indian folktale. The abstract sketches of Granny and the trickster help develop the characters and silliness. You can see the movement and feel the rhythm of the characters as they dance. I think children would laugh at the granny dancing and it also teaches a lesson. I think that this book would be great to read as a class with the students. It teaches a valuable lesson while making them laugh. I think this would fall into being one of the children's favorites and it has a catchy phrase that I quoted above.
Bryan, A. (1977). The dancing granny. New York: Atheneum.