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Pete the Cat has a mitt, a bat, and a ball. What will he play?

Today is the big baseball game. The Rocks are playing the Rolls and Pete hopes the Rocks will win. But when it is Pete’s turn to bat, he misses the ball.

Pete is not sad because he knows he did his best. Now he will help the other players on his team.
Will they win the game?

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This book should be a must-read for all young readers. In it, Pete does not always succeed as he comes up to bat, runs the bases, or tries to catch fly balls. But every time, the story remind the young reader that Pete is not sad. He does not feel sad when he doesn’t play perfectly because he knows he did his best. This “not feeling sad when things don’t go perfectly” message is an important lesson for children to learn and the “doing your best” is perfectly illustrated in this story.

This I Can Read book uses basic language, word repetition, and illustrations to help young emergent readers find success in reading. As with all My First books in this series, this is a book designed for shared reading with the young reader and an adult.

Delightful illustrations, a well-known and beloved character young readers will instantly recognize, and a clever story all work together to make this a perfect early reader selection.

Highly recommended, especially for fans of Pete the Cat. ( )

The reason this somewhat ok book gets 4 stars is that Pete the Cat makes mistakes and isn't a sports star, but he tries his best and has fun. It's so hard to find books that show the main character not hitting the home run and being cool with it. A good message for my super competitive 4 year old. ( )

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Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game doesn't go Pete's way, what will Pete do? -- Annapolis Valley Regional Library