Let's Play Basketball!: Super Sturdy Picture Books

Let's Play Basketball!: Super Sturdy Picture Books

An out-of-this-world story about a boy and his amazing basketball that will have little listeners begging to play, too.We could bounce to the park,Dribble to a funky beat.Spin with me. Dance with me on concrete!When a bored basketball pleads with a little boy to take it out to play,is there any limit to the feats they can perform?From BooklistPreS-Gr. 1. Smith, author of Hoop Kings [BKL F 15 04] and other sports poetry for older readers, aims at a much younger audience with this hip-hop-style monologue: "I'm bored . . . take me out to play! / It's me, your basketball./ Let's have some fun today." In Widener's cartoon illustrations, the ball takes center stage, its promises of exciting twists and spins mapped out against a sunny suburban backdrop populated by a diverse trio of smiling young folk. Packaged with rounded corners and stiff pages for durability, this makes a strong, and possibly even persuasive, invitation to chair-bound children to get away from the TV or PC for some fresh air. John PetersCopyright