Soto, Gary
Lucky Luis Illustrated by
Rhode Montijo G.P Putnam’s Sons, 2012. PICTURE BOOK Content: G.
Luis’ is excited to try out for a baseball team and before tryouts his
dad sits him down and talks about his old baseball memories. Luis’ dad told Luis about his
superstition of moving his belt buckle to the side so that he would play well. Luis’ mother stops at the grocery store
on the way to the baseball field and Luis gets a sample, and then plays very
well at the tryouts. He continues
this ritual for a couple of days and is convinced that eating samples at the
grocery store is making him lucky.
When he doesn’t make a stop at the grocery store before a game he starts
to doubt his abilities. When it
comes down to the big game, his dad explains that they are just superstitions
and if he listens to the coach he will play fine. Luis listens to his dad and Luis hits the game winning hit.
The illustrations aren’t great, but the
message of playing sports well by listening to the coach and not getting
superstitious might help kids with their fears on the field. El (K-3)-OPTIONAL.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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