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expected this book to be about baseball,
but it was more than that, At first, it was annoying that there were basically no words, Myyearold son made me come up with my own words, which was not exactly what I had in mind when I grabbed a book for bedtime.
The illustrations did tell a cute little story, though, Now that I realize it's not a book for reading, I might give it another try, : okay People! What am I missing In general I hate wordless books, but this book, I loathe! I just don't get it! I do not like the artwork, I can't tell if it is girl or a boy thanks cover for clarifying that and I just don't get it.
. . I was bored from the first page,

I looked through it again to see what the buzz with theandratings.
I still don't get it! Are the old men playing games playing on the monkey bars or is the kid imagining it SO lost and so bored just writing this.
please don't read this book, . . unless you need help falling asleep, . . then you are golden! Practically wordless, I love love love the old men's faces and the lengths they go to in order to help a new kid get up the gumption to join the local baseball game.
The only words in this picture book are the days of the week, A boy wants to play baseball with the other boys, But he is afraid, so spends his time sitting with old men on a park bench, Before you know it, he looks like the old men! The old men notice and help him discover the way to join the baseball fun.
When I first picked this book up I was like 'what kind of book is this' I flipped through it and since it didn't have any text other than the days of the week I put it aside since I was reading outloud to my adult special needs son.
But then I thought the little boy on the cover looked cute, so I picked it up and 'read' it.
Each page is very nicely illustrated with emotions and lessons learned, It teaches a little boy in the most incredible way how to overcome his shyness and join the other kids in their baseball play.
And the way he finds his courage is through four elderly men that he watches and mimics every day sitting on a bench in the park.
The elderly men see the little boy sitting out on his fun, and so they begin to act like a little boy themselves.
Bringing happiness in the end not only to the little boy but to the elderly men as well.
What started out as a book I was just going to send back to the library unopened ended up being a very nice book.
I love this little picture book! It's a wordless picture book the only words are the days of the week and it's the story of one boy's week and his desire to play baseball in his new town.


The illustrations are cute, although at times felt a bit undone, There's a bird on one page that appears to missing a head! The storyline may be a bit hard for younger kids to follow, but with the help of adult guiding them, I think they would enjoy it.
I'm not sure if kids would get the humor as much as kids, but I found it hilarious!

The whole book reminded me of a Pixar short.
Definitely worth looking at. Brilliant wordless picture book in a retro style, Comedy in pictures small details appear with repeated readings, love this wordless wonder! A little boy is to shy to join the local baseball game, Instead he chooses to hang out with the older gentlemen on the sidelines, This hilariously turns out to include dressing like the older men, The gentlemen decide someone needs a little push in the right direction, So they begin to lead the little boy into common activities for young children until the boy is confident enough to join the local boys in a pick up game of baseball.
Fabulous! This wordless picture book shows a little boy afraid to fail on the baseball field sitting on the sidelines with a bunch of old men.
Sick of seeing a young man wasting his youth, the old guys get together and play ball themselves.
Reading this book is almost like watching a cartoon, The faces of the characters are really welldrawn, and some of the images are laughoutloud funny,

Read at ReadAlong Story Time on: sitelink blogspot. com/ This was not what I expected, I can't say I loved the illustrations, they have a certain's charm to them, with a little androgynousflair.
Perhaps I'm losing visual IQ points, but I didn't quite get the story clearly, If I had a child of an appropriate age I'd try this on them, That said, it was a fun story, just not my favorite, A boy, too shy to join the baseball game, finds courage and support from an unlikely source the old timers sitting on a park bench.
Completely wordless except for the days of the week this book will invite readers to make up their own story from the images.
This wordless picture book tells the story of a quiet boy working to overcome his shyness and finding the courage to play baseball with the other kids in the park.
. . With the help of a few old timers from the nearby park bench, our boy is coaxed out of his shell and into the game.
Beautifully illustrated, this is the story about the young finding out how much fun it is to live life.
. . And the old finding out how much life there still is to love, I

absolutely love this book, With no text other than the days of the week marking the passage of time, Jeff Newman has told a fantastic story of a shy little boy's whose inspiration comes from an unlikely source.


Day One: father and son unload a moving van, Boy unpacks his box of beloved baseball gear, then heads for the local park, where a group of kids are engaged in a lively game.
He is too shy to ask for a place on the field, so he seats himself on a bench beside four older gentlemen who are reading, feeding the pigeons, or just watching the world go by in general.
Though no one speaks, the gentlemen take note of the boy's unhappiness,

Day Two: Boy packs away his baseball gear, grabs a loaf of bread and heads to the park to sit beside the older men and feed the pigeons.


Day Three: Boy again heads to the park bench, but this time he has combed his hair back off his forehead in true "old man" style and is wearing a bowtie and pink plaid pants.
Yep, he's becoming one of them,

I'll let you read the book yourself to find out what happens, It is so worth it,

Newman's spare gouacheandink illustrations are reminiscent of the's and ''s, and they are perfect.
Excellent use of bold streaks and white space, There is no need for words the characters' facial expressions and body language tell the story,

There is nothing about this book that I did not love, It's a gem. .