Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Gr 1-4–Through rhyming text, Alonso takes readers to different stadiums across various eras. From Yankees Stadium in the 1920s to Boston’s Fenway Park in the 1950s, there’s one common thread that defines all team preferences: the titular song and nearly a national anthem. Mazzenga’s distinctive cutout art lends motion to the scenes depicted. There is diverse representation of significant figures in baseball history, including female players. Long known as “America’s favorite pastime,” baseball has emerged as a popular sport in other countries and international players are also featured. The simplicity of the text makes it appealing to the preschool crowd, but examining the sport through a historic lens will appeal to slightly older readers as well. Remarkably, this title will appeal to non-sports fans just as much as baseball fanatics.