Last week, I was hanging out at Vroman's and noticed that they had a display for children's books featuring baseball. Either I like baseball and I am more attune to the number of books featuring America's favorite past time, or there are simply more children's books on baseball than any other sport. Regardless, I decided I needed to share some of the new releases and some old favorites that you might want to check out. If you are looking to increase your collection of baseball related titles, there is something here for everyone.
Baseball Books released in 2013...
Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares (Candlewick, February 2013)
Pete the Cat: Play Ball! by James Dean (HarperCollins, February 2013)
Who's On First? by Bud Abbott, Lou Costello; Illustrated by John Martz (Quirk Books, February 2013)
Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon (Simon & Schuster, February 2013)
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud that Changed Baseball by David A. Kelly; Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez (Millbrook Press, April 1, 2013)
Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe Dimaggio by Robert Skead; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Lerner/Carolrhoda Books, April 1, 2013)
Perfect Game by Fred Bowen (Peachtree Publishers, March 2013)
Some favorites from previous years...
We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (Jump at the Sun, 2008)
There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived by Matt Tavares (Candlewick, 2012)
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick; Illustrated by Steve Salerno (Clarion Books, 2012)
Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy by Bill Wise (Lee & Low, 2012)
She Love Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick; Illustrated by Don Tate (Collins, 2012)
Poem Runs: Baseball Poems by Douglas Florian (Harcourt Children's Books, 2012)
Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey; Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon (Scholastic, 2003)
ABC's of Baseball by Peter Golenbock; Illustrated by Dan Andreasen (Dial, 2012)
King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige by Wes Tooke (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
What a great selection! I certainly did not realize there were so many from which to choose. My favorites are Who's on First? and Players in Pigtails.
ReplyDeleteI like the variety of the list. And of course there are more but this can get you started.
DeleteI'm not a huge baseball fan but I enjoy baseball in books! Some non-picture books that come to mind for me are Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge and Heat by Mike Lupica.
ReplyDeleteJen - I read the Koertge book but guess I forgot to include it. Haven't read the book by Lupica.
DeleteWhat a terrific list. Thank you! Another favorite of mine: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? by Jonah Winter and Andre Carrilho.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check that one out. Thanks for sharing
DeleteCan't wait to read ABC"s of baseball. Golenbeck wrote Teammates, my favorite baseball book about Jackie Robinson and my favorite team. H is for Homerun, Allstar, and Just Like Josh Gibson are also good ones.
ReplyDeleteLaurie
Chickadee Jubilee
Oh great, I will look for them too.
DeleteI have read only two of the ones on your list. Lots of fantastic looking books on the list. I plan to pick up Something to Prove next! It looks great. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
Enjoy!
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