Barnyard Dance!

PreS-K—"Trot with the turkey. Leap with the frog. Take another spin with the barnyard dog." There's fun to be had on every page of this classic board book title, put to the tune of jaunty banjo music. Dancing, prancing, and promenading two-by-two across the screen, these farmyard animals are having a grand time—and so will viewers.The app opens to a view of a table covered with a red-and-white checked cloth; resting on it is a violin, a banjo, a copy of Barnyard Dance! (Workman, 1993), and a plush Boynton toy sheep. From this screen viewers can choose to have the "the big guy" (John Stey) read the story or select read it on their own, adjust the volume, and view the credits.Words are highlighted as they are read and voiced again when tapped. Each page offers some amusing activity; touching the creatures causes them to twirl, skitter, slide, bow, swing, or scramble about (as they introduce readers to some new vocabulary). There are sound effects galore: quacks, clucks, cheeps, and squeaks. "With a BAA and a MOO and a COCKADOODLEDOO," everybody will be hotfooting it to an online shop to purchase this lively production.—Renee McGrath, Nassau Library System, NY (1/18/12)