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Singer, Marilyn

A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play

40 pp. | Clarion | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-12493-3 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Eighteen poems celebrate the old-fashioned kind of play, where the only equipment you need is a ball or a piece of chalk. Singer uses different styles of poetry and moves the poems from morning to dusk. Pham's illustrations match the retro feel of the games and feature a multicultural group of children, with wide eyes and wide smiles, enjoying the exciting play.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2012