Dawn and the Round To-it

by Irene Smalls

Every morning, Dawn hears "I'll play with you when I get around to it," and feeling lonely, she makes a drawing that teaches her family the importance of togetherness. By the creators of Dawn's Friends.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Irene Jennie Smalls has been a model, an actress, a radio reporter, and a small business owner, but her favorite job is being a children's author. She lives in Boston Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Mrs Tupac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Someone play with this child!

[India Lavoyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book because I saw it was about a little black girl named Dawn. That’s my name! I never met another black girl named Dawn, who has the same hairstyle I used to wear as well! I enjoyed the story and the illustrations. I was delighted to learn that the illustrator is from my home State of Alabama.

[Molly Toomey · Rating 3 out of 5]

While Dawn wants to play and have fun with members of her family, they are all too busy to play with her. She has to figure out how to make her own fun instead. A good book that can connect with students whose parents or siblings are too busy to play with them. This can show children that even if members of the family are too busy to play with them, they can make their own fun.