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Pick It Up and Take a Spin

Pick It Up and Take a Spin

Andrea J. Loney, Patricia Pessoa (Illustrator)
$19.99
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN:
9780063395398
Pages:
40
Age Range:
4 - 8
Grade Range:
P - 3
Language:
English
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Description

Jabari Jumps meets The Magical Yet in this infectiously optimistic and rhythmic picture book that will inspire children to give it a whirl and try again (and again).
A little girl loves to watch the big kids play hula hoop. She wants nothing more than to sway and swirl like them one day.
So, she picks one up, gives it a whirl… and the hoop falls to the ground before she knows it.
Thwump! Clatter clatter!
And even though she picks it up repeatedly, she can’t seem to get the hoop to whirl. Then something magical happens on the last try that changes her forever.
This sweet picture book is perfect for anyone with a dream who is determined to never give up.

  • Heartwarming Message: Detailing the importance of persistence and resilience, this story encourages children not to give up on a goal only because it’s difficult at first.
  • Classic and Colorful Illustrations bring its readers in and capture the charm of childhood.
  • Perfect for Read-Aloud: Complete with sounds of the hoola hoop, optimistic tone, and rhythmic text!

About the Author

Andrea J. Loney won a Lee & Low New Voices Award and an NAACP Image Award nomination for her picture book Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! Her picture book Bunnybear was featured on the ALA Rainbow List, and her picture book Double Bass Blues won a Caldecott Honor for illustrator Rudy Gutierrez. Her work can also be found in the critically acclaimed children’s poetry anthology No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History. Her upcoming books include the picture book biography Curve and Flow: The Elegant Vision of LA Architect Paul R. Williams.

A second-generation Girl Scout, a huge spreadsheet fan, and an avid voter, Andrea graduated from New York University with an MFA in dramatic writing. She’s traveled with the Big Apple Circus and worked for the Walt Disney Company. Now she teaches computer science courses at a local community college and writing courses for organizations across the country. Andrea lives in Los Angeles, California, with her towering stacks of children’s books, her devoted family, and their incredibly spoiled pets.



Patricia Pessoa is a Brazilian illustrator based in the west of England. She shares a small studio filled with gouaches, acrylics, crayons, and colored pencils with her three very artistic cats. Her work is heavily inspired by nature and naive art, and it's full of texture and brushstrokes. When she's not working, Patricia is finding a new skill to learn, usually some craft that involves needles and threads!