The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants (The Nuts, 2) by Eric Litwin

The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants (The Nuts, 2) Reviews

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  Jennifer

  This book made me want to run out and buy some polka dot pants STAT. Sister nut wants to sing and dance, but the entire nut family is busy running around until....enter stage left Grandma Nut, who has plenty of time to disco with sister nut. I loved this book because not only did it allow me to use a disco ball AND a bubble machine in storytime, but, it has an amazing dance to do with kids and even a handy dandy instruction book in the back. Is it weird to have a story about acorns? Sure, but, if they're wearing polka-dot pants-it makes it totally ok. Be sure to listen to the song-you'll be singing it all day long and wishing you too had some polka-dot pants.
  http://www.thenutfamily.com/songs.html
  
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  Chenoa

  This felt... lazy. It was essentially Pete the Cat, but with dancing walnuts. It was cute, but forgettable.
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  Julie

  We hit the jackpot, and hosted Eric Litwin for this "book birthday." His performance was engaging and interactive and the kids (grades JK-1) absolutely loved this book.
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  Niki

  Young Kids will love the song and the book! This would be a fun book to share along with The Dot for Dot day. My young 5's students loved this book!
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  Peak

  Not my cup of tea. However, I think kids would find it fun and if I had downloaded the song it might make me change my mind as well. Maybe I can't get past the characters being nuts?
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  Brandi

  This is a fun book. Eric Litwin sure knows how to incorporate singing and dancing in his books! As with the original Pete the Cat books, this book is better with the accompanying mp3, which features Eric reading the story and the super-fun, polka dot pants song.
  I give this book 3- 3 1/2 stars. The Nut family is too preoccupied to notice sister nut singing her polka dot pants song. Dad's head is in a book, mom's doing laundry, etc. Finally, the sister calls grandma Nut and she can't be ignored any more.
  I know it's a different series, but I kept wanting the Nuts to have a better attitude- like Pete the Cat does. Will dad dance? Not a chance! Will mom sing? Not a chance! (There's not a lot of faith in the family members) Granted, they DO come around, but I don't know. It made me feel sad for the ignored girl- and it takes grandma getting involved to get everyone to come around.
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  Jillian

  I thought the rhythm of this book sounded familiar, and then I came to Goodreads and put Litwin together with Pete the Cat. THAT'S why I felt I already knew this book! (Maybe if I'd listened to the song, I would have enjoyed it more...)
  
  Anyway, it's a really dumb but infectious song about dancing in your polka-dot pants. It's still stuck in my head, and I read the book over an hour ago.
  
  
  Also, it got an extra star for the overuse of terrible, nut-related puns. (Oppan Gangnut Style? NUTELLAPHONE?! Too good!)
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  Hannah McBride

  Admittedly, I felt a little bummed when Hazel's family completely ignored her attempts at gaining their attention. I know families are often busy, but I would've rather the family joined Hazel from the start to show their support. Everything ends well, and I love the incorporation of song and dance into the book with a free song download for kids. It's a great way to have them interact with the book.
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  Katie Casey

  We LOVE Pete the Cat and are obsessed with
  The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House so when I saw there was a new one out in the beloved Nuts Series, I ordered it right away. Definitely did not disappoint. Another fun one to dance the wiggles out with at bedtime! Especially love the story here with Grandma Nut saving the day. ;-)
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  Miss Pippi the Librarian

  It's a book with a beat! A great book to read as a group. After reading the story, we danced to the video on TheNutFamily.com website.
  
  2016 Storytime theme: Book Boogie - Nuts
  2018 storytime theme: dance (Libraries Rock)
  2019 storytime theme: dancing
  2021 storytime theme: acorns
  
  Reviewed from a library copy.
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  Elisa Pereyra-Molina

  The Nuts a female nut that love to disco in her poka dot pants.
  "POKA DOT PANT -SPOKA DOT PANTS do do do doooo" is the music to the book.
  This is the ultimate get you blood move'in book for young readers. It is a great read aloud and the music can be used to transition students for one activity to the next.
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  Savannah Webster

  If you love the lyrical interactive text of Pete the Cat, you will enjoy The Nuts: Sing and Dance in your polka dot pants by Eric Litwin! Hazel nut just wants to sing and dance, does her family make time, not a chance! This book had my goof nuts joining in with rhymes, dancing, and giggling away.
  Spoiler alert: everybody dances in the end!
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  Amanda

  The crazy thing about this book (and I am not talking about anthropomorphic nuts) is that the text gets stuck in your head: "Polka dot pants! Polka dot pants! Sing and dance in your polka dot pants!"
  
  yikes.
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  Claire

  Hazel Nut just wants to sing and dance in her polka dot pants, but her family is ignoring her, until Grandma comes and saves the day. While the acorn thing threw me off at first, the rhythm and song was super catchy and there are so many things you could do with this book in a storytime.
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  Kelly Case

  Super cute. Has a fun song to go with it (free download!) about a little nut girl and her nut family and how everyone is too busy to dance with her except for one special person. Who couldn't enjoy a book about dancing in polka dot pants?!
  
  December 2020: For you, Azaan. ♥️
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  Diane

  Move over Pete the Cat, Hazel the Nut is taking center stage. Hazel wants to dance and sing, but can't get her family to join in ... until she calls Grandma. And Grandma is READY TO ROCK!
  
  Song located at:
  http://www.thenutfamily.com/songs.html
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  Renee

  Eric Litwin is the king of writing great books that have a chorus that will hook the kids in the story time audience. In this book, Hazel Nut is just looking for a family member who will sing and dance with her in her polka dot pants. Grandma Nut comes to the rescue.
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  SB

  Oh my word! This is the BEST kid's book. First off, we love Eric Litwin at our house. His ability to put words together with a fun rhythm is amazing! This book, however, is just awesome! My almost 4 year old goes around singing about polka dot pants...and so does Momma! :) We love this book!
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  Chelsea

  This book will have you going nuts about polka-dot pants! While I enjoyed the idea of this book, and the rhythmic flow to the words, I feel like at certain parts it dragged on a little too long. It was a fun read, but I don't have any plans to read it again soon.
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  Michele Knott

  As with the first Nut Family book, I enjoy the story that much more when you play the music along with the story. It begs to have some rhythm as you rock the dance moves :)
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  Lindsey

  I LOVE Eric Litwin's books and this one doesn't disappoint. The song will be stuck in my head for a while.
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  Amy

  Kids will like the rhythmic nature of it...even though it feels like Pete the Cat...without Pete.
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  Benji Martin

  I'm so happy that Litwin is still doing his thing, even though he and Pete have parted ways. This one will be a favorite with the pre-schoolers.
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  Joy

  I love the repetition, rhythm, and questions in Eric Litwin's books. However, I did not find the illustrations to be as appealing.
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  Nicole

  I like this one tons more than the first. Woot woot, I'm ready for some outrageous dancing!
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  Patricia N. McLaughlin

  Simply awful! Repetitive, unoriginal drivel published only to sell more books by the author of Pete the Cat.
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  Romelle

  Catchy tune that is better as a song than a book.