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A review by elizabethlk
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues by George Doutsiopoulos, Leah Henderson
4.0
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues by Leah Henderson, illustrated by George Doutsiopoulis, is utterly charming and everything I typically hope for and expect from a picture book biography.
Telling the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, this story manages to give us a brief look into an incredible part of baseball history. The book covers Mamie's childhood love of baseball into her adulthood where she became the first woman to be a professional pitcher in baseball history. Reading this book really had me feeling Mamie's love for baseball, and even though there were hard times, you can see her love for the sport shine through it all in this picture book. The illustrations are cute and charming, and they show Mamie's story just as well as the words do.
I would definitely recommend this book to any fans of picture book biographies, baseball, sports, or specifically Black women in sports. I think any child with a love of sports will find something to connect to in Mamie's story.
Telling the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, this story manages to give us a brief look into an incredible part of baseball history. The book covers Mamie's childhood love of baseball into her adulthood where she became the first woman to be a professional pitcher in baseball history. Reading this book really had me feeling Mamie's love for baseball, and even though there were hard times, you can see her love for the sport shine through it all in this picture book. The illustrations are cute and charming, and they show Mamie's story just as well as the words do.
I would definitely recommend this book to any fans of picture book biographies, baseball, sports, or specifically Black women in sports. I think any child with a love of sports will find something to connect to in Mamie's story.