Jake Hates to Skate

About the Book

This is a captivating story of grandpa and grandson sharing summertime in an inner city neighborhood playground. Grandpa helps Jake to discover that skating is fun.

An excellent read aloud! It is concise and appealing in a real world setting; with a real life problem. This book also offers follow-up activities.

Dorothy J. Dixon is a reading specialist who uses rhyme to help young readers discover the joy of learning to read. Using everyday activities, she captures the attention of her readers and surprises them with real life problems. She makes her home in Dover, Delaware near the inner cities that she loves to write about.