num_pages: 184
description: From Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney comes an extraordinary must-have collection of classic playtime favorites. This very special book is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families and will inspire joy in all who read it.Parents and grandparents will delight in sharing this exuberant book with the children in their lives. Here is a songbook a storybook a poetry collection and much more all rolled into one. Find a partner for hand claps such as Eenie Meenie Sassafreeny or form a circle for games like Little Sally Walker. Gather as a family to sing well-loved songs like Amazing Grace and Oh Freedom or to read aloud the poetry of such African American luminaries as Langston Hughes James Weldon Johnson and Paul Laurence Dunbar. And snuggle down to enjoy classic stories retold by the author including Aesop s fables and tales featuring Br er Rabbit and Anansi the Spider.Great for sharing on the porch or in the classroom. Booklist  Starred on Porch Lies by Patricia C. McKissackThe illustrations with their loose and fluid watercolors with India ink outlines recall Chris Raschka s work. . . . A joyful selection for all collections. School Library Journal on On the Ball by Brian Pinkney
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title: Let's Clap, Jump, Sing, and Shout; Dance, Spin, and Turn It Out!
publisher: Random House