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That Dancin’ Dolly received the prestigious CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARD, presented by the International Reading Association/Children’s Book Council.

“Crafted with torn-and-cut paper, lace and other trims, the detailed double-page collages are a delight to examine. The illustrations exude energy... Lyrics and music are appended, ensuring that the old tune will be passed on to the next generation. This charming offering will be well received by groups or during one-to-one sharing.”
– School Library Journal

Set to the familiar toe-tapper, “Buffalo Gals,” the text of this tale–adapted from the 1940s song lyrics to the same tune, “Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in her Stockin’)”– inspires Merz to introduce a girl and her Raggedy Ann lookalike companion in a toe-stompin’ debut… Merz blithely offers a day of knees “a-knockin’" and toes “a-rockin’.”
- Publishers Weekly