Silent Star
SILENT STAR: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy By Bill Wise, Illustrated by Adam Gustavson; Lee & Low; 2018; 40 pages Picture book, Intermediate Elementary and above, Non-fiction biography, Includes “Afterword” This review is compatible with another review, The William Hoy Story. Click here to read it! Silent Star tells the story of William Hoy […]
Queen of the Diamond
QUEEN OF THE DIAMOND: The Lizzie Murphy Story Written and Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully; Farrar Straus Giroux, New York; 2015 Picture Book, Non-fiction, Biography, includes Author’s Note. Baseball, Women/Girls, Equality In 1900, everyone was playing baseball. Lizzie Murphy loved baseball and followed all the amateur teams in Warren, Rhode Island where she was born. Her brother, […]
Players In Pigtails
PLAYERS IN PIGTAILS By Shana Corey, Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon; Scholastic Press, New York; 2005 Picture Book, Historical fiction, Includes Author’s Note, Baseball, Women’s leagues, Legendary song PLAY BALL! What pops into your mind when hear that? The crowd. The stadium. Peanuts and Cracker Jacks. Hot dogs. The crack of the bat. The announcer. […]
Mama Played Baseball
MAMA PLAYED BASEBALL By David Adler, Illustrated by Chris O’Leary; Gulliver Books; 2003 Picture Book, Historical fiction, Baseball, Gender, World War II, History This heartwarming story is told by Mama’s daughter, Amy. Her dad has gone to fight in World War II and Mama must find a job. The one she finds is not […]
The Colorado Curveball
BALLPARK MYSTERIES: 16: The Colorado Curveball By: David A.Kelly, Illustrated by Mark Meyers; Random House Books for Young Readers; 2020 David A. Kelly’s Ballpark Mystery, The Colorado Curveball gives young baseball fans a special opportunity to appreciate and learn the science and history surrounding the Rockies’ Stadium*. When cousins, Kate and Mike, arrive at the ballpark […]
You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax?!
YOU NEVER HEARD OF SANDY KOUFAX?! By Jonah Winter Illustrated by André Carrihlo; Dragonfly Books Reprint Edition; 2016 Picture Book, Non-fiction, Biography, Sidebars filled with statistics, includes Glossary of Baseball Terms, About the Author and Illustrator Written by Millie King who had the privilege of attending Dodger games and watching Sandy Koufax do his pitchers mound […]
Louis Sockalexis
LOUIS SOCKALEXIS: Native American Baseball Pioneer By Bill Wise, Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth; Lee and Low Books Inc. New York, 2007 Picture Book, Non-fiction, Biography, Upper elementary and above, includes Afterword, Author’s Sources Baseball, American-Indian heritage Louis happened upon the game of baseball one day in 1884, while paddling down the river near his family home […]
Let Them Play
LET THEM PLAY By Margot Theis Raven, Illustrated by Chris Ellison; Sleeping Bear Press; 2005 Picture Book, Youth, Non-Fiction, includes Epilogue Margot Theis Raven and Chris Ellison team together to document this compelling story of the realities of living in segregated South Carolina in 1955 for this baseball team. Ellison uses his amazing watercolor paintings […]
The LA Dodger
BALLPARK MYSTERIES #3: The L.A. DODGER By David A. Kelly; Illustrated by Mark Meyers; Random House Books for Young Readers; 2011 This review was written by 7 year old guest reviewer Thatcher Morgan. Thank you Thatcher! In the book, The L.A. Dodger, by David A. Kelly, Kate and Mike travel to L.A. to visit Kate’s […]
Jackie Mitchell
JACKIE MITCHELL: Baseball Player By Kaye Sharbono, Illustrated by Mimi Powers; Modern Curriculum Press; 1995 Contains a glossary for more advanced words If you’re interested in learning more about Jackie Mitchell than just her famous outing against the New York Yankees, which you can read all about in our review of ” The Girl Who Struck Out […]
