To our moms, Karen and Carole, who first got us in the water and always kept fluffy towels ready postswim. And to the Aqua Club, where we first plunged into swimming and friendship. −A.D. + E.P. In memory of Laurie and days spent at Sun Valley Pool. −A.B. Text © 2022 Amy Duchêne & Elisa Parhad Illustrations © 2022 Anne Bentley Book design by Melissa Nelson Greenberg Published in 2022 by Cameron + Company, a division of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available. ISBN: 978-1-951836-41-2
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BY
AMY DUCHÊNE & ELISA PARHAD
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ART BY
ANNE BENTLEY
SPLASH, DASH A POOLSIDE BASH!
COLORFUL SUITS FLOATING FRUITS
A TOE TO TEST
AND THEN THE REST
JUMP ON IN LET THE PARTY BEGIN!
SKIP
HOP
BELLY FLOP
CANNONBALL FREE-FOR-ALL
DIVING, SLIDING
UNDERWATER GLIDING
BENEATH THE BLUE
TEA FOR TWO
LEAP UP HIGH TOUCH THE SKY
PLUNGE BELOW
BUBBLE SHOW
FINGERS PRUNED NOODLES MAROONED
WARM ON THE DECK RAYS ON THE NECK
DRAPED IN TOWELS HOOTS AND HOWLS
POPSICLES, ICED WATERMELON, SLICED
SUN-KISSED GLOW TIME TO GO
POOL TIME ENDS GOODBYE FRIENDS