Pool Party

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.

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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