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A review by calistareads
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
4.0
I love the Disney cartoon short of this little story. It’s funny and pretty much the same thing. No one is really into baseball in this house, but my dad is. He played every sport in his high school and he has an enduring love for his baseball cardinals when they were in St. Louis. So my dad is visiting at the moment and I let him read this to everyone while he was here. It was a family story time.
I gave this 4 stars because how they tell the story with old newspaper clippings was really interesting and unique. It really fit the story perfectly. It puts you in the feel of being in baseball.
With everything we did to make the story fun, the kids are not into baseball (me either). The nephew did like the ending where Casey strikes out. He thought that was funny, but that was all he cared for. Still, his Poppy was very entertaining and he put in all the historical commentary and the kids loved seeing Poppy be so silly. He gave this 4 stars for the whole experience. The niece laughed at her Poppy. She said she didn’t care for the story, but it was fun anyway. She enjoyed seeing Poppy swing his hips like he was going to bat. She gave this 3 stars.
I gave this 4 stars because how they tell the story with old newspaper clippings was really interesting and unique. It really fit the story perfectly. It puts you in the feel of being in baseball.
With everything we did to make the story fun, the kids are not into baseball (me either). The nephew did like the ending where Casey strikes out. He thought that was funny, but that was all he cared for. Still, his Poppy was very entertaining and he put in all the historical commentary and the kids loved seeing Poppy be so silly. He gave this 4 stars for the whole experience. The niece laughed at her Poppy. She said she didn’t care for the story, but it was fun anyway. She enjoyed seeing Poppy swing his hips like he was going to bat. She gave this 3 stars.