An nearly wordless book this story features kids at a
baseball game. The main character is a boy in a red shirt, he goes to catch the
baseball and misses. Then a series of alternative scenarios (?) began such as
the same boy trying to catch a giant ball, the boy becoming miniature, and the
boy hitting a tree branch. Features large harmonious illustrations.
Sometimes David Wiesner is one of my favorite
author/illustrators and sometimes his work is just plain confusing and bizarre. If you think of this as a moment in time, right before a catch, it sort of makes sense in a strange way but I think it will leave young readers incredibly confused without explanation. Despite my adoration of wordless books, I wouldn’t add this my library.
EL(K-3) – NO. Stephanie,
Elementary School Librarian and Author
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