Illustrated by Laura Seeley
Rating: Marginal
HarperCollins, 2008, $17.99
HarperCollins, 2008, $17.99
ISBN: 9780061471612
Age/Grade Level: Ages 6-8
Age/Grade Level: Ages 6-8
A well-meaning but awkward picture book that will have the greatest appeal to serious baseball fans. Hospital roommates Skippy and Connor, one black and one white, don't get along. Then Yankees batboy Ray takes them on a magic trip to meet Babe Ruth and Jackie robinson, who make them realize that they can be friends despite their differences. A former Yankees batboy himself, author Negron manages a cameo appearance for his current employer, Yankee manager George Steinbrenner (The Boss). This story belongs in the Yankee Stadium gift shop, but most libraries can live without it.
Reviewer: Mary Smith, Orange County Public Library/El Toro Branch
