Knick Knack Paddy Whack

This bright, lively, new interpretation of the classic children’s song incorporates numbers, musical-instrument families, and a multiethnic group of adorable children who march along with the “old man” of the song. The dark-skinned, white-haired, mustachioed gent has a bit of the Pied Piper in his drum, using it to turn this song into a parade that takes the group all the way to a lunch of pizza and ice cream. With colorful acrylic and collage illustrations and varying fonts, each spread is alive with activity. The children are introduced with their own numbers that float near them on a small piece of paper as they play a different instrument, with each family identified in the back of the book.