About this item
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!
About the Author
Shadra Strickland earned her MFA at New York's School of Visual Arts in the Illustration as Visual Essay program. She is the 2009 recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award and the 2009 Ezra Jack Keats Award for her first picturebook, BIRD. Shadra currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
