The Littlest Leaguer

My son who loves baseball loves reading this book - the story is interesting and he can read most of the words by himself. His complaint with most Level 1 readers is that the plot is too simple. This story keeps him engaged.

"The Littlest Leaguer" was my son's favorite book of all time. He passed away recently, so I wanted to make sure that every little boy who ever loved baseball reads this book. It was odd because my son and I talked about this book not long before he died suddenly. An organization I belong to told me they wanted to donate a book to the library in his memory. Because I was an elementary librarian, I wanted the book to be a children's book. "The Littlest Leaguer" will be perfect. If your child has never read this book, now is the time. It teaches them that any dream is possible.

Are you the smallest on your team? Well, I got a book for you. It's about a boy who is the littiest on his baseball team. He tries and tries to help his team. Is he going to win or lose the game? This book is recommended for 2nd grade and up. by Tommy

In this 45-paged illustrated children's story, Harold is the shortest baseball player on his little league team. He rarely gets to play because of his size, and his teammates aren't very sympathetic towards him. But in the last important game of the season, he's called in as a replacement, in which he finally gets to use his small size to his advantage.Just like how Harold used other short baseball players in the Baseball Hall of Fame as role models, other young readers (age 4 - 8) can read this story and find encouragement in its lesson: that size doesn't matter; it's how you play the game that counts.