The freight train stands still at first, all owing readers tocount the cars, name their colours and iden tify their functions.Then the train picks up speed, zooming across the page in a blur ofcolour, speed and sound.
Illus. in full color. "In this affectionate story, threechildren follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pullsout his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes.Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glidesacross the floor, the children can see what it was like to be asong and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joiede vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages.Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message thatyou're only as old as you feel, but the children respond--as willreaders--to the nostalgia of the moment. Utterlyoriginal."--(starred) Booklist. Illus. in full color. "In thisaffectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up tothe attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane,and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, andas he glides across the floor, the children can see what it waslike to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story'sinherent joie de