Dancing Towards Mother’s Day

As we head towards Sunday, May 8th, there are two great books to share about a child and mother dancing:

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray

Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls-Hector

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart is a sweet tale through the seasons of a girl dancing with her mother. The book is ideal to read in a preschool, kindergarten, or first grade classroom.

Jonathan and His Mommy is a picture book with a young boy dancing with his mother. They explore different ways of moving around town – big steps, zig zag walks, and more. After reading this book, you can easily translate this story into a dance. It is ideal for preschool and kindergarten age students.

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart is out of print but available online used:

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=My+Mama+Had+a+Dancing+Heart&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0&hs=Submit

My Mama Had a Dancing Heart is available through the Berkeley Public Library, Oakland Public Library, and SF Public Library:

http://encore.berkeley-public.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1348496%7CSMy+Mama+Had+a+Dancing+Heart%7CP0%2C1%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&suite=pearl

http://catalog.oaklandlibrary.org/search/X?t%3A%28My%20Mama%20Had%20a%20Dancing%20Heart%29&searchscope=1&Da=&Db=&l=&m=a&m=l&m=e&m=i&m=k&m=q&m=n&SORT=DX

http://sflib1.sfpl.org/search~S1?/XMy+Mama+Had+a+Dancing+Heart&searchscope=1&SORT=D/XMy+Mama+Had+a+Dancing+Heart&searchscope=1&SORT=D&SUBKEY=My%20Mama%20Had%20a%20Dancing%20Heart/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=XMy+Mama+Had+a+Dancing+Heart&searchscope=1&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C

Jonathan and His Mommy can be purchased online through the independent bookstore The King's English:

http://www.kingsenglish.com/book/9780316798808

Jonathan and His Mommy can be found at the Berkeley, Oakland, and SF Public Libraries:

http://encore.berkeley-public.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1293044%7CSJonathan+and+His+Mommy%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&suite=pearl

http://catalog.oaklandlibrary.org/search/X?t%3A%28jonathan%20and%20his%20mommy%29&searchscope=1&Da=&Db=&l=&m=a&m=l&m=e&m=i&m=k&m=q&m=n&SORT=DX 

http://sflib1.sfpl.org/search~/a?SORT=D&searchscope=1&searchtype=X&searcharg=Jonathan+and+His+Mommy&SORT=D&x=0&y=0