The Making of Dr. Truelove by Derrick Barnes

He is the winner of the 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for outstanding new writer, and his picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut took home four honors at the 2018 American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards: the Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Illustrator Honor, the Newbery Honor, and the Caldecott Honor. Barnes belts it out of the park!ĭerrick D. It's funny, and fascinating, and this baseball fan loved it at 60 years old.

These stories are often not about the usual big names but rather about the underdogs who succeeded, the great comebacks, the courage of people who were pushed aside but made it into baseball anyway, and of course the strange statistics that baseball lovers talk about endlessly. Tidbits of information are inset at just the right spots to add interest. Barnes has a storyteller's flair and energy, as he talks directly to his young audience, and he teaches some baseball basics along the way, making this a good starting place for new fans. It makes this a nice book to share with early readers, and it will also interest kids up to 12 years old.

These stories are each brief but dramatic, and clearly laid out for understanding. Derrick Barnes, the award-winning author of the picture books Crown and The King of Kindergarten, has given kids who love baseball a reason to get excited during a time when the game is on hold.

The Making of Dr. Truelove by Derrick Barnes