Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 06/01/2023 Oh, the delights of spending a day at the public swimming pool—changing clothes, spraying on the sun block, and diving in with so many others in “an ice-cold bowl of City People Soup!” Outside sounds fade into the background as splashy fun, punctuated by the lifeguard’s whistle and interrupted only by a quick bagel break (“Mom says my fingers look as much like raisins as the raisins do!”), goes on until it’s time for one last “CANNONBALL!” Then a walk home leads, of course, past the ice cream truck, and later, when night falls, it's off to dreamland. Capped by what appears to be a big, fanciful foldout scene of bubbles rising from apartment buildings toward a huge full moon, Cummins’ illustrations are crowded with people diverse in race, age, dress, and body type, parading down sidewalks, lounging poolside on towels, or happily immersed in the cool-looking water. A refreshing celebration of the right place to be on a hot summer day. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.

Booklist - 06/15/2023 Oh, the delights of spending a day at the public swimming pool—changing clothes, spraying on the sun block, and diving in with so many others in “an ice-cold bowl of City People Soup!” Outside sounds fade into the background as splashy fun, punctuated by the lifeguard’s whistle and interrupted only by a quick bagel break (“Mom says my fingers look as much like raisins as the raisins do!”), goes on until it’s time for one last “CANNONBALL!” Then a walk home leads, of course, past the ice cream truck, and later, when night falls, it's off to dreamland. Capped by what appears to be a big, fanciful foldout scene of bubbles rising from apartment buildings toward a huge full moon, Cummins’ illustrations are crowded with people diverse in race, age, dress, and body type, parading down sidewalks, lounging poolside on towels, or happily immersed in the cool-looking water. A refreshing celebration of the right place to be on a hot summer day. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.