Baseball Bob - Hardcover

Joyce, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0694011800 ISBN 13: 9780694011803

Publisher: Harperfestival, 1999

Synopsis

While playing baseball in the Lazardos' backyard, Dinosaur Bob is recruited by the Pimlico Pirates--the worst baseball team in history--and leads the hometown team to their first ever victory, in a board book with toddler-friendly text.

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Review:

The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob, reproduced in full at the end of the book, begins like this (to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne"): "He's Bob, the best old Bob / the biggest Bob you've ever seen. / He's Mesozoic and heroic, and he's really green." All this is true of Bob. In this very short, extremely simple board book, Dinosaur Bob is playing baseball with his friends the Lazardos, when a local team spots him at work and asks him to join them for the first game of the season. He saves the game, everyone's happy, and they sing "The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob". Ta da! While the story is not geared toward the usual board-book crowd (babies and pre-schoolers), aficionados of all things Dinosaur Bob will be pleased with this small, sturdy edition. (Ages 4 and older) --Amazon.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Harperfestival
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0694011800
• ISBN 13: 9780694011803
• Binding: Board book