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Swing Hardcover – Picture Book, May 19, 2020

by Michael Hall (Author, Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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Recess. A swing set. An argument. A resolution! Michael Hall’s transformative Swing is a celebration of friendship, joy, and kindness. Readers of all ages will look forward to seeing how four unlikely friends navigate their differences. A surprising and standout picture book from the acclaimed and bestselling creator of Red: A Crayon’s Story and Perfect Square.

It’s recess! Four letters (O, V, E, and L) race to the playground to claim the swings. In several pages of recess banter and bullying, one letter is told it’s too round, one is from the wrong end of the alphabet, and one is a vowel and therefore not welcome.

What does it take to save the day? Kindness . . . and a heavenly and joyful swing. And what do the letters—friends now because of their shared experience—spell when they finally come back to Earth? LOVE.

A story about sharing, acceptance, and kindness, this transcendent and colorful picture book will keep readers guessing while also introducing the letters of the alphabet. Swing is for anyone who loves to hop on a swing and fly to the sky.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    AD440L
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.75 x 12 inches
  7. Publisher
    Greenwillow Books
  8. Publication date
    May 19, 2020
  9. ISBN-10
    0062866176
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0062866172
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“Effective and charming . . . Another positive title for the anti-bullying shelf.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A simple and intuitive story of acceptance and love. . . . [A] crowd-pleaser for schools, families, and libraries alike.” — Booklist

“The text’s repetition and simple vocabulary are . . . helpful in highlighting . . . abstract concepts such as kindness and acceptance of others. . . . An impressive range of expression and emotion.” — Horn Book Magazine

About the Author

Michael Hall grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and lives with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the creator of numerous acclaimed picture books for children, including Frankencrayon, Red: A Crayon’s Story, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, Perfect Square, and It’s an Orange Aardvark! 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow Books; Illustrated edition (May 19, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062866176
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062866172
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD440L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 12 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Since Michael Hall — the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of eleven picture books including Red: A Crayon’s Story, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, and Perfect Square — believes that writing about himself in the third person could trigger an existential crisis, he has nothing more to say.

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epune02
5.0 out of 5 stars Great SEL book
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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This is such a great book on showing love to one another as you build classroom community in school. Great opportunity it’s to talk to students about what it means to treat each other and respecting differences. Also discuss different scenarios and how to problem solve.
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Brianne T Bland
5.0 out of 5 stars A new family favorite!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020
This is a wonderful book that my 4 and 7 year olds both love and have read over and over. The message of kindness and acceptance and the celebration of differences is done is such a concise way and beautifully enhanced with joyful, colorful artwork.
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1.0 out of 5 stars the entire book is a bad metaphor for polyamory and "swinging" as a solution for being judgmental
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
We found my sister reading this book to our kids in the library. We were dumbfounded at the brazen sexual metaphors in the book's title and theme. My sister is very naive and didn't see it until we explained it, and then she was very embarrassed.

Michael Hall is a well-known advocate for non-traditional relationships and families (LGBTQ, polyamory).

His other popular book, "Red" is about a LGBTQ crayon stuck in the wrong color wrapper, but no one believes that he is the wrong color crayon trapped in a different body until he finally shows them.

This book is about a group of friends who don't get along because they all look so different and live in different parts of they alphabet. The solution to resolving their bigotry is... swinging together.

Together they pump and go higher and faster. Swinging together gets all their different body shapes all tangled up, forming LOVE when everyone is finished.

Happy ending.

Super, super subtle.

I guess we're not allowed to say, "Wait this is a super sexual metaphor," because this is a kid's book and no one would write a super sexual metaphor about polyamorous relationships in a book for five- and six-year-olds?

Except the author is an advocate for transgender polyamory and this book is (I guess) for reading hour at public schools. In interviews about his work with "Pride and Less Prejudice," the author explains that he likes to layer complex meanings into his "simple" stories, so that the school children he reads his stories to can rediscover those hidden meanings in their teens and twenties.
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