Sisters Erica and April want to jump Double Dutch but they can't get any of their friends to join them and their little sister Carmen is too small to twirl the ropes. When Uncle Zambezi returns from Tanzania, he brings them some magic moonberry ropes, claiming they will grant them a wish. Of course, the girls wish for a third jumper and, of course, their wish comes true when a new family moves in next door. But are the ropes really magic? Dakari Hru's gentle, humorous tale of the endless days of summer and the seriousness of child's play is aptly illustrated with E.B. Lewis's sun-dappled watercolor paintings. Jump in! (Ages 4-7)

April and her sister Erica love to jump Double Dutch. But summer vacation has started, and nobody else in the neighborhood wants to jump rope. Then Uncle Zambezi arrives with a pair of beautiful, hand-dyed jump ropes that come all the way from Tanzania, East Africa. Uncle Zambezi says the ropes are magic--when the girls jump, their wishes will come true! Full color.