Picture Book-Primary

Title: Out of the Ballpark
Author: Rodriguez, Alex
Illustrator: Morrison, Frank
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007
Genre: Fictional Picture Book
Age Range: K-2, Primary

Summary: Alex was born to be a baseball player. Since he was a little kid he would wake up before the sun was up, practice before school, practice after school, and practice on his free time. He was dedicated and determined to become a good ball player. Alex's teacher noticed his mind was on baseball more than his schoolwork. Alex struggled during the first two games and made more errors than anybody, but when the championship game came up, he hit a home run into the pool. Alex won the game for this team.

Response: I thought this book was alright. It was my least favorite of all the picture books, but it did have a good moral to the story. I wouldn't recommend it too much, but if a child is struggling at something he enjoys, this would be the book to give to him/her. The illustrations were really good and used great detail to give the story more support. The book made me wish I was playing softball still, but then also boring. There wasn't enough excitement throughout the story to keep me entertained.

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