Synopses & Reviews
This was a brand-new baseball season, and the Champs were ready to go in their spiffy clean uniforms. Nevermind that the previous year they finished last
in the North American Mammal League, this season would be different. But when a Wombat wanders onto the field opening game day, the Champs have no idea just how different the game was about to become.
Young readers and listeners are sure to delight in Helen Lester's hilarious baseball lingo wordplay as Lynn Munsinger's illustrations capture the befuddled Wombat and his earnest attempts to fit in and play ball.
Review
"Comically absurd wordplay and Munsinger's typically goofy art make this an unbeatable combination." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
This was a brand-new baseball season, and the Champs were ready to go in their spiffy clean uniforms. Nevermind that the previous year they finished last in the North American Mammal League, this season would be different. But when a Wombat wanders onto the field opening game day, the Champs have no idea just how different the game was about to become. Young readers and listeners are sure to delight in Helen Lesterand#8217;s hilarious baseball lingo wordplay as Lynn Munsingerand#8217;s illustrations capture the befuddled Wombat and his earnest attempts to fit in and play ball.
Synopsis
The new kid in town is a wombat from Down Under. Heand#8217;s having a tough time fitting in, so he tries to join the baseball team. Theyand#8217;re excited to see a and#147;Wham-batand#8221; hit, but baseball seems to him like a strange game indeed as his literal interpretations of the lingo, such as and#147;stealing third base,and#8221; lead to hilarious, and ultimately victorious, results.
About the Author
Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger have been together through thick and thin since first publishing The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken in 1983. They have collaborated on the hilarious Tacky the Penguin series and many other wildly funny and popular titles, including the award-winning Hooway for Wodney Wat. Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in New York, and Lynn Munsinger is a full-time illustrator living in Vermont.LYNN MUNSINGER has illustrated more than ninety books for children. She graduated from Tufts University in Boston and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she majored in illustration. She lives in Connecticut and Vermont.