Baseball Hour

Description: "Boys and girls enthusiastically warm up with special exercises and drills. The players throw the ball back and forth, jog, bat, catch, and pitch. Finally, the players divide up into two teams. The coach, as umpire, makes calls as they catch pop flies, run the bases, and slide feet first into home plate. Practice ends with the kids showing that teamwork makes them better players."--

Brief description:

Illustrator Bill Thomson lives in Southington, Connecticut, with his wife, Diann, and their three sons. He is Assistant Professor of Illustration at the University of Hartford.

Review Quotes:

"...the gleaming photorealistic pictures of batters' stances and eager hands reaching for gloves could make anyone a bit more excited about Opening Day." --The New York Times

"As in Karate Hour and Building with Dad, the minutia of a specific period in time is brought to eye-popping life." --School Library Journal

"In a complementary blend of text and illustration, readers will grasp the fun and excitement of learning and playing the sport of baseball. This is very suitable for a group reading as well as independent reading by a beginning reader. It is also a great bedtime book for a parent to share with an aspiring professional ballplayer. This is a sure hit!" --Children's Literature