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32 pp.
| Philomel |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-24627-2$15.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sue Ramá.
The narrator's first baseball game is as much about what his (somewhat distracted) dad buys him--and what is spilled--as it is about watching the action. The boy's surprise at the stadium's enormity rings true; less convincing is the narrative voice, which strains to sound childlike. Watercolor and digital collage illustrations convey a child's pleasure at a day spent with Dad.