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Tavares, Matt

Becoming Babe Ruth

40 pp. | Candlewick | February, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-5646-1 $16.99

(2) K-3 Tavares profiles the iconic George Herman "Babe" Ruth, shining a light on the flamboyant slugger's charitable side. The author-illustrator expertly conveys Ruth's charm through mixed-media illustrations--the boyish grin, the huge appetite (one humorous scene features Ruth in front of an outlandish spread at a restaurant), the love of the game he played so well. A standout sports picture-book biography. Stats are appended. Bib.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2013