Swish!

With a color illustration on each page the book appeals to younger children, but the words are about right for 6 - 8 year olds. The book captures the excitement of a close game. The players are girls, but who cares! My 7 year old read it by himself and loved it. We are going to buy a copy to donate to his class. It is the best basketball book for this age range we have found so far.

We had purchased this book for our daughter a few years ago...Daddy is a basketball coach, so, needless to say, basketball is our life! Our daughter loved this book and it has been read aloud many times - a great book to read together. By now, the whole family knows the story by heart! When our son was born, we got the book out to read to him & he immediately loved it, as well. But, Sissy was worried about her favorite book being destroyed by her little brother - so we had to purchase another copy :) Our son is only 17 months, but this is one of his favorite stories. Incidentally, I believe the story was co-authored by Bill Martin who worked with Eric Carle on classics such as "Polar Bear, Polar Bear." The illiustrations are great - now if they could just release it in a board book format so it will hold up to my little one... Definitely recommended for any basketball fan!

This book shows determination to win. Both teams play very hard. The author uses a lot of action words to keep the reader's attention. The art work and the printing also give the reader a sense of excitment. This is a book that teaches you not to give up if you're down.