Jump Rope Magic illustrated by David Diaz

Jump Rope Magic is written by Afi Scruggs and illustrated by David Diaz. This is a cute book whose story is told through jump rope chants with lots of rhythm and rhyme. Shameka's crew has fun jumping and chanting in the neighborhood street. They began to bother Miss Minnie, a neighbor, who is sad and alone. The girls decide to chant to Miss Minni who finally comes around and joins their fun.

David Diaz does a great job illustrating the story and uses creative art to display the emotions of the characters. The character's facial expressions are very expressive and he uses a mix of soft and bright colors to illustrate the story. Fun book and story that would be great to use for teaching fluency, rhythm or rhyme.