This is a story from the point of view of a little girl. The entire story is the little girl retelling a story of her grandmother's. The story she tells is about the grandmother playing baseball as a young girl and the adversity she had to overcome in the forties as a female in an all male sport. The story is centered around the young girl's admiration for an African American baseball player named Josh Gibson. On the last page, there is a short biography of Joshua Gibson included. There is a definite plot in this story with a beginning, middle, and end. However, the story is not very captivating because there is nothing that is extremely exciting wth in the plot. The pictures show what life was like in the forties. They accurately display the clothing and styles of the forties. The illustrations are very colorful and take up the entire page. The text is moved around on many of the pages and embedded within the pictures. However, it is always in one of the corners of the page. The pictures are not too complex but still show some emotion and movement. ( )

This story compares gender and race. The girl is not allowed to play baseball because of her gender, just like Josh Gibson was not allowed to play baseball because of his race. The use of the color pink in the girl's clothes extends the meaning of gender. The front and back covers express the theme of the story. The front cover shows the girl and a shadow of Josh Gibson behind and to her right. The girl is in the same batting stance as Josh Gibson. The back cover has a photo of a girl posing front row center with the boy's baseball team, wearing her pink dress and Sunday shoes. The photo depicts her dream to play baseball with the boys. A biography of Josh Gibson concludes the book. ( )