Tap and Rap, Move and Groove

<p><b>Connie Bergstein Dow</b> has an MFA from the University of Michigan and is the author <i>One, Two, What Can I Do? Dance and Music for the Whole Day</i>; <i>Dance, Turn, Hop, Learn! Enriching Movement Activities for Preschoolers</i>; <i>From A to Z with Energy</i>; and <i>Tap and Rap, Move and Groove</i>. She has also written a preschool teacher handbook for WeTHRIVE! with movement activities that address the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards for language arts and mathematics and contributed to the development of a dance curriculum for the Ohio Department of Education Model Arts Curriculum. Connie has also written articles for <i>Highlights High Five</i>, <i>Teaching Young Children</i> and <i>Young Children</i> (NAEYC), and <i>Early Childhood News</i>. She divides her time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boulder, Colorado.</p><br><p>Debbie Palen is a professional illustrator in children’s publishing. Her work has been recognized by the Educational Press Association, Print magazine, How magazine, Highlights for Children, and the 2020 Northern Lights Award in middle grade fiction. </p><p>When not illustrating, she can be found walking in the woods, doing yoga, writing, reading kids’ books, dancing to many different kinds of music, or eating dark chocolate. </p><p>Debbie lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with one human and one very fuzzy animal that might be a cat.</p>

“<i>Tap and Rap, Move and Groove</i> is a cleverly written children’s activity book that will unlock and captivate the heart of any child, while teaching useful sensory life skills. The amazing illustrator truly captured the perfect formula for a child to embrace learning, by focusing on diversity, inclusiveness, and having fun while doing creative activities that explore, develop, and stimulate the child’s mind through the art of creative movement. I love this book!”