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Gallop!

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There's never before been a book like Gallop! Employing a patented new technology called Scanimation, each page is a marvel that brings animals, along with one shining star, to life with art that literally moves.

The first book of motion for kids showcasing a collection of 17 animations. Created by Rufus Butler Seder, an inventor, artist, and filmmaker fascinated by antique optical toys, Scanimation is a state-of-the-art six-phase animation process that combines the "persistence of vision" principle with a striped acetate overlay to give the illusion of movement.

Complementing the art is a delightful rhyming text full of simple questions and fun, nonsense replies: Can you gallop like a horse? giddyup-a-loo! Can you strut like a rooster? cock-a-doodle-doo!

Every child who opens the book will be amazed—and so will every parent.

Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Jacob M. ★★★★★

My toddler's eyes went huge the first time he saw the horse galloping across the page—the Scanimation effect genuinely looks like a tiny movie playing as you flip. It's become our bedtime favorite, and I keep catching myself staring at it too.

Sophia ★★★★★

The Scanimation effect is genuinely mesmerizing—my nephew stared at the galloping horse for a full five minutes before flipping the page. It's the kind of book that makes adults stop and say "how does that even work?" and the pages feel sturdy enough for repeated reading sessions.

Violet ★★★★★

My kids fight over this book every night—the Scanimation pages actually make the animals move as you flip, and it's wild how the horse's legs really gallop across the page. Even my six-year-old, who's bored by everything, stopped to stare at the last shining star page. It's a little pricier than a n