Swing!: A Scanimation Picture Book [Board book]

Publishedlastfall,"Gallop"introducedtheamazingtechnologycalledScanimationandtookthechildren'sbookworldbystorm.Itbecameaninstantbestseller--#1onTheNewYorkTimeschildren'slist.Now"Swing"doesforkidswhat"Gallop"doesforanimals--aboyridesabike,agirlkickshersoccerball,aswimmercutsthroughthewater,andaskaterpirouettesonice.Theeffectisjoyous,magical,mesmerizing,andtapsintothetheendlessfascinationthatchildrenfindinwatchingotherchildren.ThesecondbookcreatedbyRufusButlerSeder,theinventor,artist,andfilmmakerwhodevelopedScanimationoutofhisobsessionwithantiqueopticaltoysandotherpre-motion-pictureillusions,"Swing"uses"persistenceofvision"andapatentedstate-of-the-artmultiphaseanimationprocesstocreateastonishment.Thereisnothingelselikethisunique,patentedtechnologythatliterallyinspireswonder.Theimagesburstwithactivity,andaddinggreatlyisahappy,rhymingtextthatcapturesinwordsthepureenergyofthefiguresinmotion.Youcan'tputitdown.