There's no story here, just a kind of rhythmic chant using animal names. It's pretty fun. Should you choose to read this to young ones, though, I warn you that it could go on forever because the last page says to read it again only faster. ( )

Genre
Language arts
Picture books for children
Poetry
Subject
Animals
Drum
Elephants
Music
Rhyme
Skunks

Tanka and his friend Skunk love to say their names to the beat of the drum. These two friends experiment with different animal names and the rhythm and rhymes they make. This is a fun book for young readers with the vibrate illustrations and large print. I am amazed that this is Steve Webb's first picture book! What a fun and cute book? ( )

At first I was a bit perplexed by this book. My son read it to me, and he giggled at it, but nothing made much sense. But when I took a second look at it, I got it. It's a great rhythmic read aloud, and if you liked [b:Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb|857501|Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb|Al Perkins|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320420689s/857501.jpg|19838], you should like this one equally. Full of onomatopoeia, it's actually quite the clever book. ( )

'Tanka Tanka Skunk' is an innovative and visually stunning picture book that introduces young readers to simple rhythms as the text and the illustrations leap and dance across the pages. I loved the vibrant illustrations and thought the background stripes are cleverly designed to help keep the beat as one reads. ( )