Bildner, Phil Night at the Stadium Alladin,
2016. $17.99. PICTURE BOOK
A young boy goes with his family to a baseball game. He wants to
get Derek Jeter’s autograph after the game, but loses his autograph books. He
starts a wild adventure when he goes to search for it, and eventually changes
his goal to just getting back to his family. He has a behind the scenes tour
that takes on magical proportions.
The bright illustrations and large images are incredibly
appealing, but the story itself gets kind of odd really quickly. While it stays
baseball themed, from an adult perspective, I would say this boy was dosed with
a hallucinogen. Of course, a student readers perspective might be different and thinks it is funny, but alas the story creeped me out. I wanted more actual baseball. The ending was
confusing as well, why did Derek Jeter have the boys autograph book and wait
for him that long after the game was over. Just odd.
EL(K-3) –OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian
& Author.
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