What the story does
a ball, a racket and a patch of grass
1
It makes moving a game, not a task
Birdie never works out. Birdie plays — and for a young child that difference is the whole book.
2
It offers many ways to move
Balance, kick, stretch, run, dance. A child who dislikes one of them will happily love another.
3
It ends out of breath and laughing
The last page is the feeling you want a child to keep attaching to moving their body.
