I thought this was a cute book. I cannot double dutch, so to see it portrayed in a reading book and feel like I was doing it was pretty amazing. I was singing the the songs they were playing double dutch too. The Uncle bringing them new, magical jump ropes was pretty cool and that they were hand made and with different plants to color them was pretty cool. In the author's note it gives you the plants and what colors they can make. Cool piece of information! ( )

This was an interesting text about two sisters living in a community where they didn't enough friends to double dutch with them. It also provides some information about African culture, particularly in Tanzania. This could be a good book for a class read-aloud. ( )