Comments on: Batter Up! Books About Baseball (a Librarian’s List)

By: Betsy Farquhar

Betsy Farquhar — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:49:24 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Gilmartin. Thank you! And you're not too late--good books are never out of date ;-)

By: Jennifer Gilmartin

Jennifer Gilmartin — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:44:27 +0000

I’m a year late to discover this list, but I just have to add that John H. Ritter has written several great baseball-themed novels for adolescents! Three that I have personally enjoyed (my kids aren’t quite there yet) are The Boy Who Saved Baseball, Choosing Up Sides, and Under the Baseball Moon.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:42:31 +0000

Thanks for the Matt Tavares title, Amy–I’ll have to check that one out!

And, Cathy, I can’t believe I left out Bats at the Ballgame!! I love that book. I guess I was in the zone of “real” baseball. Bats at the Ballgame is a perfect summer book.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:37:23 +0000

One of our favorites is Bats at the Ball Game by Brian Lies.

We currently have Casey at the Bat, illustrated by Christopher Bing (a Caldecott honor book) our from the library and our almost 6 yo son is enjoying it. We found a You Tube video of James Earl Jones reciting the poem that was a fun bonus!

By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word

Amy @ Hope Is the Word — Tue, 28 May 2013 02:44:01 +0000

I recently reviewed a new book by Matt Tavares:
Becoming Babe Ruth–

https://www.hopeisthewordblog.com/2013/05/09/read-aloud-thursday-becoming-babe-ruth-by-matt-tavares/