Grandmas at Bat (An I Can Read Book)

ISBN 10: 060609346X ISBN 13: 9780606093460

Publisher: Demco Media, 1995

Synopsis

Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take over coaching her baseball team and create chaos

About this title

About the Author:

Emily Arnold McCully has illustrated more than a hundred books for children, including her own First Snow and Arnold Adoff's Black Is Brown Is Tan. She won the Caldecott Medal for her book Mirette On the High Wire.

Emily Arnold McCully has illustrated more than a hundred books for children, including her own First Snow and Arnold Adoff's Black Is Brown Is Tan. She won the Caldecott Medal for her book Mirette On the High Wire.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-- The squabbling grandmothers who appeared in McCully's The Grandma Mix-Up (1988) and Grandmas at the Lake (1990, both HarperCollins) here agree to fill in as substitute coaches for Pip's Little League team. The pair have plenty of ideas about conducting a practice, but are both disappointed when the Stings strongly suggest that they sit on the bench and watch. At the big game the following Saturday, the Grandmas figure out how to get a piece of the action--as cheerleaders. They yell and wave pompoms and their confidence in the team inspires a comeback victory as the Stings win the game "for the grandmas." The illustrations present humorous images of two very different women; Grandma Sal is cozy and homespun, while Grandma Nan is slim and stylish. The only thing this unlikely duo ever agree upon is their unflagging affection for their granddaughter. An easy-reading sports story with bright, appealing artwork and a lot of spirit.
- Luann Toth, School Library Journal
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Demco Media
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 060609346X
• ISBN 13: 9780606093460
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: McCully Emily Arnold