For Parents & Teachers

Picture book biographies are enjoyed by readers young and old.

The text is accessible and the illustrations are amazing.

Oftentimes, there is an afterword and/or a timeline providing the audience with additional information about the subject.

The books also serve as a springboard into further research and future reading.

Here’s a list of some books in my collection that you and the kids/students in your life might enjoy!

All*Star by Audrey Vernick

Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss

Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick

Clemente by Willie Perdomo

Contenders by Traci Sorell

Home Run by Robert Burleigh

Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio by Jonah Winter

The Kid from Diamond Street by Audrey Vernick

Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

The Unforgettable Season by Phil Bildner

We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson

Yogi by Barb Rosenstock

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? by Jonah Winter

And a great book of baseball poetry to add to your library is:

That Sweet Diamond by Paul B. Janeczko

Happy reading!!