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Baseball Season in Picture Books, with Giveaway

March 23, 2011 by Dawn

Batter up!

Little League practices have begun in our city, and the MLB players have been warming up with spring training for a little while now, so baseball fans are gearing up to get their game on. Whether the players are out on the field or not, young readers can prepare for the upcoming season with three new picture books from Sleeping Bear Press.

Starting with the youngest soon-to-be-baseball fans, Brad Herzog’s Little Baseball board book, illustrated by Doug Bowles, presents ten different aspects of the game in rhyming riddle form. Give yourself a great big hand. It’s where a batted ball might land. Why it’s a baseball glove, of course! My own three year old has enjoyed looking through this cute book several times, and it’s one that his big brother doesn’t mind reading to him again and again.

For older kids with an eye for detail, Brad Herzog has another new release- I Spy with My Little Eye Baseball. Featuring two almost-identical photographs by David Milne, each two page spread asks readers to find anywhere from 15 to 41 differences between the two pictures. Some might jump off the page right away, while others require looking very closely. As an added bonus, each spread also shares a “fun fact” about the aspect of baseball depicted in each photograph, from info about the history of the Louisville Slugger to details about different types of pitches. Informative and fun, this book will get kids of all ages hyped for baseball season.

And finally, in the form that I believe Sleeping Bear Press does best, comes a nonfiction picture book about the beginnings of baseball in the mid 1800s and an immigrant’s experience as one of the sport’s first superstars. Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King, written by Richard Michelson and gorgeously illustrated by Zachary Pullen, tells the personal story of Lip Pike, a boy who loved this newly organized sport called Base, and who was naturally gifted with amazing speed. But when he joined the National Association of Base Ball Players, he was met with discrimination at turns because of his Jewish heritage. He persevered out of love for the sport, and he proved his worth by leading the league in home runs, as well as by consistently conducting himself with respect and professionalism. He even proved to the world that the joke about him being “so fast he could outrun a racehorse” was indeed no joke- he did that very thing in 1873! Michelson’s “Author’s Note” at the end of the book provides even more information about the origins of America’s favorite pastime.

Home run time! We have a copy of each of these fabulous baseball picture books, Little Baseball, I Spy with My Little Eye Baseball and Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King for one lucky reader! Just leave a comment (U.S. addresses only, please), and we’ll announce the winner on April 6.

  • The winner of The Lens and the Looker is #4 Andrea.

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Dawn’s tush will be sitting on uncomfortable bleachers a couple times a week once baseball season officially begins, and she’ll probably be inspired to write about her son’s Little League experiences once or twice over on her blog, my thoughts exactly.

Filed Under: Children's Books, Dawn, Picture Books

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Comments

  1. riTa says

    March 23, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Thank you!
    My younger grandboys are into this.

  2. Annette W says

    March 23, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Both my son and daughter would love these…as would their daddy!

    • Dawn says

      April 5, 2011 at 5:21 pm

      Congratulations, Annette, you’re our lucky winner! Please email me with your mailing info at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks!

  3. Alicia says

    March 23, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    What a great giveaway! Such beautiful boks!

  4. Colleen Turner says

    March 23, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    My son would love this! He will soon turn six and is absolutely enamored with the Tampa Bay Rays, who we have taken him to see a number of times. We are redoing his room in a baseball theme for his birthday and this would be a great addition to give him!

  5. Kim says

    March 23, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    This would be a perfect gift for someone I know!

  6. Alison S. says

    March 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    My son would love to win this!

  7. Ruthie B says

    March 23, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    My 5 year old grandson would be so excited to receive these! Thanks for the chance!

  8. Amy says

    March 23, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    We read a great update of Casey at the Bat by Dan Gutman last week. I hope to review it in the next few weeks!

  9. Jenna says

    March 23, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    Love baseball in our house!

  10. Page Turner / Heather says

    March 23, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    These would be perfect read-alouds for dad and kids! We’d love to win.

  11. Anne says

    March 24, 2011 at 1:53 am

    My little guy is excited about baseball, but not t-ball, and since he’s only 4, that’s the only team option. Doesn’t keep him from playing in the backyard though!

  12. Janet says

    March 24, 2011 at 8:58 am

    All the books look great. Thank you for the opportunity to win and share them with our family 🙂

  13. Gretta says

    March 24, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    I would love to win these to read with my 5 yr old son. Thanks for the chance!!

    bamagv at aol dot com

  14. Sarah says

    March 25, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Would love to share these books with my son–thanks for the great giveaway!
    sarahjunie at gmail dot com

  15. melissa n says

    March 25, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    these are too cute! mynephew would love them!

  16. Natalia says

    March 25, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Thanks for giveaway!

  17. John says

    March 25, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    My son will love this!

  18. Samantha R says

    March 25, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    My son would love these!

  19. Bin says

    March 26, 2011 at 9:09 am

    The boys love baseball! Would love to read these to the boys.

  20. Andrea says

    March 27, 2011 at 1:23 am

    I can’t wait to take my toddler to his cousin’s games this spring. These books would be great to get him more familiar with baseball.

    Thanks for sharing!

  21. Christina says

    March 27, 2011 at 9:35 am

    It’s baseball season here – we’ll see our friends on our teams for practice next week!

  22. Megan says

    March 27, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Would love to win these!
    mearley1979 at gmail dot com

  23. Kristie says

    March 27, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    My little guy would really enjoy these! Thank you for the chance to win!

  24. Staci A says

    March 27, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    What fun books! My little one loves playing baseball in the yard and I’m sure would love reading about it as well!

  25. Sonia Lee says

    March 28, 2011 at 8:55 am

    Perfect timing! Would love these books, especially I Spy. Batter up!

  26. emily L says

    March 29, 2011 at 9:56 am

    What an awesome giveaway, my son would flip!

    [email protected]

  27. nan says

    March 29, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    great books for my son
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

  28. Urailak ("LivingforGod") says

    April 2, 2011 at 3:59 am

    My boys love all kinds of sports, including baseball. Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks!

  29. Wehaf says

    April 2, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Awesome! Too bad there isn’t a book about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to round it off, though!

  30. Molly K says

    April 4, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    My son loves baseball and would love these books.

  31. Michele Anne says

    April 4, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    My nephews would love these books. I would look like a really great aunt if I could give these books to them. (lol)

  32. Shannon Baas says

    April 4, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    My nephew would love this.

  33. Jessica Kaufman says

    April 4, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    My son would like these. He loves to watch baseball with his Daddy.

  34. Ed Nemmers says

    April 4, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    I would like this for my Brother!

  35. Jacquelyn Cannon says

    April 4, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    This would be the perfect gift for my grandson. He loves playing baseball.

  36. Stephanie Gregory says

    April 4, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    My nephew would love this! Thank you for the chance!!

    smoothiie0714(at)yahoo(dot)com

  37. katklaw777 says

    April 5, 2011 at 7:28 am

    We are baseball nuts in our house…great giveaway, thanks.

  38. Diane Westerbeek says

    April 5, 2011 at 7:52 am

    3 grandsons who play baseball-perfect!

  39. Miranda Ward says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:47 am

    My daughters Love I spy!

    [email protected]

  40. susan smoaks says

    April 5, 2011 at 8:49 am

    our son loves baseball and he would be so excited if i was the lucky winner!

  41. Diane Baum says

    April 5, 2011 at 10:04 am

    Thank you-my boys love baseball

  42. Susan Smith says

    April 5, 2011 at 10:12 am

    My son would love these books.

  43. evelyn says

    April 5, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    looks good

  44. Julie L says

    April 5, 2011 at 3:23 pm

    What a cute book-my nephews would love this
    thanks

  45. Linda G. says

    April 5, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    My grandson would love these books!

  46. Christal Couturier says

    April 5, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    These books are great thanks

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