The Little Dancin’ Boy: El Pequeño Bailarín

By Daniel Tyler

Antón is a little boy who loves to dance. His parents and grandparents came from many places—England, Scotland, Spain, Mexico, and Vietnam—and the music and dance of those cultures flow through him. What’s more, when he dances, he brings joy to everyone around him, because people who see him realize they are happiest when they dance.

Throughout the world, Antón’s reputation grows, and the leaders of many nations invite him to come dance for them to end conflict and bring about peace. And so he travels around the world, dancing and spreading hope to people everywhere. But one day, Antón finds himself in pain and unable to dance. None of his doctors can figure out what is wrong, and so he goes home, sad and weary. Will Antón’s family be able to help him become the Little Dancin’ Boy once more?

In this bilingual children’s story, one little boy, with the help of his family, shows the world that dance is the international language of peace and harmony.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: May 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483430881

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The Little Dancin’ Boy

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Daniel Tyler

Illustrated by Susan Jackson

Copyright © 2015 Daniel Tyler.

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ISBN: 978-1-4834-3089-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-3088-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015906980

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 6/4/2015

Acknowledgments

Andon Chi Tyler, my grandson, was the inspiration for this story. His uninhibited dance moves as a three-year-old at a wedding reception captured the photographer’s attention. When I saw the pictures, The Little Dancin’ Boy came together quickly.

I am grateful to my daughter-in-law, Dr. Kim Tyler, and to my son, Alejandro Tyler, for providing parental approval. And to Andon’s sister, Ainsley, I am also indebted. We both love stories, and she always inspires my imagination.

Many people read the drafts: Dagny McKinley, Sue Leonard, Cheryl White, Mary Hogan, Denise Nickerson, Justin Barker, Kelsey Henderson Mathies (whose wedding was the stage for Andon’s gyrations), Carrie Boesch, Carie