Reviews for Now one foot, now the other
Horn Book
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Bobby's grandfather, Bob, taught him how to walk. ""Hold on to my hands, Bobby.... Now one foot, now the other."" When Bob suffers a stroke, he can't speak or move. Over time and with Bobby's help, Bob learns how to talk and walk again. The illustrations have been digitally colorized in this welcome new edition. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
School Library Journal
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K-Gr 3—Bob loves his grandson and namesake, Bobby. He helps teach him to walk, and they share activities that delight them both. When Bob suffers a debilitating stroke, it is especially hard on five-year-old Bobby. As his grandfather begins to make a gradual recovery, Bobby helps teach his grandfather to walk again—"now one foot, now the other." Tomi DePaola narrates his tender story (Putnam, 2005), allowing the simple telling of events and his artwork to reach out to listeners. Expressive original background music accompanies the narration. This gentle story will touch the hearts of listeners.—Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Publishers Weekly
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"Bobby was named after his best friend, his grandfather, Bob," begins Tomie dePaola's heartwarming tale of the special relationship between grandchild and grandparent, Now One Foot, Now the Other (1981). The title refers to one of the boy's favorite stories: how Bob taught Bobby to walk. And after Bob has a stroke, it's Bobby's turn to help his grandfather relearn how to walk. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus
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Bobby was named after his best friend, his grandfather, Bob."" Grandfather determines that Bobby will call him Bob (""he'll be three years old before he can say Grandpa""), and ""Bob"" is the first word Bobby says. De Paola tells how Bob helps Bobby learn to walk--""Now one foot, now the other""--and how, when Bobby is five, grandfather tells him the ""story"" of those times. The two also build block towers together, and grandfather always sneezes and knocks down the tower when the last block, with the elephant on it, is added. Then grandfather has a stroke, and comes home speechless and paralyzed months later. Only Bobby notices his small signs of responsiveness--a slight sneeze for the elephant block is one--but eventually grandfather does improve to the point where Bobby helps him walk (""now one foot, now the other"") and, later on, at Bob's request, tells him the story about it. Not the first children's story about such a role reversal, but it conveys some of the same touching images and genuine fondness as de Paola's companion book, Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs. Copyright ŠKirkus Reviews, used with permission.
