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"Before the Seattle Mariners, there were the Seattle Rainiers...This nostalgic, historically accurate picture book follows Huey through the Seattle of 1955 exploring a diverse and charming neighborhood surrounding the baseball stadium. Featuring the vibrant retro illustrations of Larry Gets Lost creator John Skewes, this is a story of baseball, civic pride, and how baseball unites communities." No library descriptions found. |
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A Ticket to the Pennant is a children’s picture book with colorful, retro-style illustrations. For young readers the story is about anticipation, looking for a cherished lost item, and remaining cool under pressure. For adults it is a glance into a lost world: the setting is still Seattle, but it’s Sicks Stadium rather than Safeco Field, Leo Lassen instead of Dave Niehaus or Rick Rizzs, and Fred Hutchison is the name on a manager’s uniform instead of a hospital. Despite the seemingly alternate universe of 1955, baseball is still baseball and going to a big game is still exciting to young fans. Many things have changed in sixty years; some things haven’t.
Shelf Appeal: Children will like this book for the interesting pictures and the familiar experience of being unable to find something important. Adults will enjoy reading it to them for the nostalgia of a Seattle past they might not have known.
-- I wrote this review for the Books section of the Washington state website: http://www.WA-List.com