Genre: Picture book

Reading Level: Early

Topics & Themes: Swimming. Sisters. Role-models

Curricular Use: Shared reading

Social: Teasing Gracie because trying to be like the teacher

Literary Elements: Juxtaposition of Lucy and Gracie and Gracie and Miss Finn, the swim coach. Use of “monkey see monkey do” poem throughout

Text & Pictures: interaction of text an pictures

Additional Notes: One thing to caution for classroom use, is the girls in the end, they look/are naked in the bathtub, parents may have a problem with that.