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Double Dutch: A Celebration of Jump Rope, Rhyme, and Sisterhood
This colorful, vibrant treasury is the ultimate tribute to the unique sport and pastime of double Dutch. Written and compiled by celebrated author and journalist Veronica Chambers, Double Dutch is filled with her own personal memories of girlhood and jumping rope, along with poems, interviews, songs, history, quotes, rhymes, and photographs. At the heart of Double Dutch, though, is a celebration, not just of a sport, but of sisterhood—after all, it takes a few friends to make that rope really swing and those feet jump for joy
- GenresPicture Books
72 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Veronica Chambers
64 books282 followersVeronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir, Mama’s Girl, which has been course adopted by hundreds of high schools and colleges throughout the country. The New Yorker called Mama’s Girl “a troubling testament to grit and mother love… one of the finest and most evenhanded in the genre in recent years.” Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, Ms. Chambers' work often reflects her Afro-Latina heritage.
Her most recent non-fiction book was Kickboxing Geishas: How Japanese Women are Changing their Nation. Her other non-fiction books include The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl’s Guide to Love, Life, and Foolish Bravery. She has also written more than a dozen books for children, most recently Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa and the body confidence Y/A novel, Plus. Her teen series, Amigas, is a collaboration between Chambers, producer Jane Startz, and Jennifer Lopez.
Veronica spent two seasons as an executive story editor for CW’s hit series Girlfriends, and earned a BET Comedy Award for her script work on that series. She has also written and developed projects for Fox and the N.
Veronica has contributed to several anthologies, including the best-selling Bitch in the House, edited by Cathi Hanuaer, and Mommy Wars, edited by Leslie Morgan Steiner.
A graduate of Simon’s Rock College at Bard, she and her husband have endowed three scholarships at the college in the fields of music and literature. She has been the recipient of several awards including the Hodder fellowship for emerging novelists at Princeton University and a National Endowment for the Arts fiction award. She speaks, reads and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. She lives with her husband and daughter in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Her most recent non-fiction book was Kickboxing Geishas: How Japanese Women are Changing their Nation. Her other non-fiction books include The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl’s Guide to Love, Life, and Foolish Bravery. She has also written more than a dozen books for children, most recently Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa and the body confidence Y/A novel, Plus. Her teen series, Amigas, is a collaboration between Chambers, producer Jane Startz, and Jennifer Lopez.
Veronica spent two seasons as an executive story editor for CW’s hit series Girlfriends, and earned a BET Comedy Award for her script work on that series. She has also written and developed projects for Fox and the N.
Veronica has contributed to several anthologies, including the best-selling Bitch in the House, edited by Cathi Hanuaer, and Mommy Wars, edited by Leslie Morgan Steiner.
A graduate of Simon’s Rock College at Bard, she and her husband have endowed three scholarships at the college in the fields of music and literature. She has been the recipient of several awards including the Hodder fellowship for emerging novelists at Princeton University and a National Endowment for the Arts fiction award. She speaks, reads and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. She lives with her husband and daughter in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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January 4, 2026
My soul was revived reading this book. It has pictures and common songs that jogged memories of childhood. Highly recommend.
April 28, 2016
This book is all about double dutch, a popular type of jump rope. From rhymes to relationships, this book has it all when it relates to double dutch jump roping. The book includes photographs of double dutch at competitions and on the streets.
I thought this book was a little long, but it had lots of information. I think this book would be great for young girls who are interested in jump rope.
I could have this in my classroom, and would encourage my students to try double dutch at recess.
I thought this book was a little long, but it had lots of information. I think this book would be great for young girls who are interested in jump rope.
I could have this in my classroom, and would encourage my students to try double dutch at recess.
April 29, 2016
This book is so cute! Throughout the book we hear stories of how double Dutch has started so many new relationships and brought people together to create lifetime friendships. Its very colorful and I found it very cute! I think this book is written and the color scheme leans more towards for girls but all in all I think this would be a good and different book to have in my future library.
October 4, 2016
"Double Dutch" by Veronica Chambers is a good book for children to read. It talks about how double dutch has brought so many relationships and friendships together. I feel like this book would be great for girls who love jump rope. It was a very cute book and I definitely recommend reading it. It's something different, but good to have in your classroom.
May 23, 2017
Fun and nostalgic. I wonder what today's girl will think of it.
October 4, 2017
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