Waddle!: A Scanimation Picture Book

Mr. He is also the founder of EyeThink, Inc., a company that develops and produces a line of toys and gifts using the technologies he's invented. Seder lives in Boston.. Rufus Butler Seder is the inventor of Lifetiles, glass-tiled murals that appear to come to life when the viewer walks by; he's installed them at the Smithsonian, Sea World, Union Station, and other museums, aquariums, train stations, and ocean liners around the world

Its language is a joy, the rhymes inspiring, the animals full of life. Something else to grab the readerliterally.. And one more thing: Waddle! has a surprise ending. And did we mention color? Created by the optical genius behind the phenomenal #1 and #2 New York Times bestselling children's books, Gallop! and Swing!, Waddle! adds touches of color to the images and integrates it into the text. The Scanimation itself is also more lifelike, as the author continues to refine his patented Scanimation process, resulting in a more fluid, realistic motion. In the same way that kids can't read Gallop! without wanting to gallop around the room, Waddle!, an animals-in-motion Scanimation book, will inspire prancing, hopping, stomping, and scampering. Waddle! teaches color and movement. It's Waddle! And it's in color. That prancing pig is pink, the leaping dolphin is blue, the slithering snake yellow. Nothing else compares. And boy, is it irresistible

However, all issues aside, the moving animals and the encouragement of audience participation is sure to appeal to the intended audience, who probably won't care about the lackluster text. Ultimately, this is a one-trick pony.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CTCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . All rights reserved. The text is predictably simple: "Can you waddle like a penguin?/slip-slide-swoop!/Can you hop like a frog?/flip-flop-floop!" The book culminates with, "If you can waddle,/stomp or hop,/…you'd better run! The alligator's/gonna/getcha!" Unfortunately, there is no logic in going from being able to move like all the animals to being attacked by the alligator. As readers turn each page, the animal in the stripy circle seems to prance, slither, hop, or flap. From School Library Journal PreSchool-K—Seder's "scanimation" books utilize his recognizable gimmick to varied effect

Great book! Crystal McCullough This book is awesome, and it is one of my son's favorite books. He laughs at the picture movement. We use it to learn the names of the animals in the book.. Avid Book Buyer said A perfect book for a baby's shower present!. I have now bought at least 10 of these Scanimation books because their animated pictures are absolutely wonderful for children of all ages. It is a board book that is truly interactive. This particular one covers birds and I bought it for a shower present for someone who was expecting a baby boy. They will keep a toddler amused for hours and they cover many topics: animals, sports, comics and movies!Each book has exceptional illustrations in a format that allows the viewer to see captioned moving pictures with the turn of a page!And this one c. christian said Neat idea. These books are fun. Some of the pages are a little too dark though