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Highlights
- This bright, joyful picture book celebrates a community at play!
- 4-8 Years
- 11.1" x 8.5" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Imagination & Play
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About the Book
Acclaimed and beloved artist Shadra Strickland makes her author/illustrator debut in a joyful picture book celebrating community that grows from double dutch.Book Synopsis
This bright, joyful picture book celebrates a community at play!
It's a sunny spring day, and the tic tac tic tac sound of jump ropes hitting the ground floats through the wind. "Jump in!" Everyone lines up for a turn. The Delancy twins, double dutch divas. Leroy Jones with the hip-hop tricks. Even Ms. Mabel, showing the youngstas how it's done. And after a day of fun, when the street lights start to flicker, it's time to . . . jump out! With a bold graphic style, read-aloud enhancing gatefolds, and an exuberance that leaps off the page, acclaimed artist Shadra Strickland's author/illustrator debut will make readers of all ages get up on their feet!Review Quotes
"A celebration of intergenerational community and play whose turns spotlight the strengths of both individuals and an inclusive, supportive, tight-knit community." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A moving, grooving snapshot of urban life where kids create the fun and beckon everybody in." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The innocence and joy of playground games burst from the pages of this celebration of neighborhood community, self-expression, and Double Dutch. . . .This exuberant read-aloud will get kids jumping." --Booklist "Brimming with energy, the colorful textured digital paintings enhance the rhyming text. Strickland captures the sheer joy found in community play." --The Horn BookAbout the Author
Shadra Strickland grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, with her mom and grandma and spent almost every day after school playing out in the sunshine! When she wasn't playing she was drawing and writing stories. After Shadra grew up she moved to New York to become an artist. Now she teaches other people how to draw and tell stories at the Maryland Institute College of Art. When she's not teaching, she enjoys playing with her dog, Lucky--who looks awfully like the dog in this book. She also travels around the world meeting new friends and inspiring them to share their own stories. Though Shadra has illustrated many stories for other people, this is the first time she has written and illustrated her own.
www.jumpin.shadrastrickland.com@Shadrieka