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Summary: Delights children and adults!
Comment: I'm a kindergarten teacher and so I've read thousands of children's books to my students. This book
is one of our personal favorites and is loved by both children and adults. I've also given it as a
gift that received rave reviews.

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Summary: It had me mesmerized!
Comment: Gallop!, by Rufus Butler Seder, is a fun little piece that will have young children moving around as
they show off their agility and physically respond to questions like "Can you gallop like a horse?"
or "Can you flutter like a butterfly?"

There's not much of a plot here, but that's not
the point. It's the lyrical rhyming of the text, the colorful lettering of the print, and most of
all, the patented Scanimation® pictures that will have children (and their parents) wanting to read
this book again and again. Yes, Scanimation®; it's a technique that optically animates artwork.
Thus, as the reader turns a page, the displayed animal moves. I admit it; it had me mesmerized. />
Quill says: Out with the old, in with the new. Move over pop-up books. You now have some
stiff competition.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun for Everyone
Comment: This is the second copy of Gallop I have bought as a gift. The first was for a three year old and
the second for an expectant mother. Both recipients were equally delighted with the "scanimation"
images. I've already preordered Seder's next book and can't wait to show it and read it to a group
of middle school children I teach. This is a book everone will enjoy.

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Summary: Great Book
Comment: I have recently given this book to three parents of small children. Inevitably, both the children
and the parents thought it was unbelievably cool. It was a learning experience, as it led to
discussions about how the pictures were made to "move." It also held attention for a long time, as
it was dynamic. Though children often go through books rather quickly (chewing, ripping, etc), the
Gallop book is sturdy enough to stand up to such use better than most. (It will likely last a lot
longer than a pop-up book for example.) I have to admit, this book is so neat I bought one for my
coffee table!

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Summary: Kept one for me too!
Comment: I love gadgets of all kinds, and when I ran into this delightful book, I got several. My nephews
adore it, as has every little one I've given it to among my friends' kids. The motion is an optical
illusion created by passing a series of bars across a multi-positional figure. Each phase in the
animal's gait is disclosed as the page is turned, creating a sense of movement. Included are a
horse running, a rooster walking, a butterfly and eagle flying, turtles swimming, a monkey swinging
from vines, and the familiar family dog and cat. They're all delightful. I even kept a book for
myself as a coffee table edition.