The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

by Audrey Vernick, Steven Salerno

From the author and illustrator of Brothers at Bat, a historical baseball picture book about a female baseball phenomenon who won spectators' hearts in the 1930s the same way Little League superstar Mo' Ne Davis has today: Edith Houghton, who joined the professional women's team the Bobbies at the age of 10. 

 

 

 

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780544612365
  • ISBN-10: 0544612361
  • Pages: 40
  • Publication Date: 03/29/2016
  • Carton Quantity: 1
About the Book
About the Authors
Reviews
  • About the Book
    Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though she was the smallest on the field, soon reporters were talking about “The Kid” and her incredible skill, and crowds were packing the stands to see her play. Her story reminds us that baseball has never been about just men and boys. Baseball is also about talented girls willing to work hard to play any way they can.
  • About the Author

    Audrey Vernick

    Audrey Vernick is author of several novels and many picture books, including Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. She lives with her family near the ocean in New Jersey. Visit her online at audreyvernick.com and on Twitter @yourbuffalo.

    Steven Salerno

    Steven Salerno has illustrated many popular picture books for children, including Brothers at Bat and The Fantastic Ferris Wheel (Holt). A graduate of Parsons School of Design, where he studied under famed author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, Steven's illustrations appear in the New York Times as well as magazines, advertising campaigns, product packaging, and retail interiors. He lives and works in New York City. www.stevensalerno.com

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  • Reviews
    2017 ILA-CBC Children's Choice List 

     

    "An engaging story that reminds readers that “baseball isn’t just numbers and statistics, men and boys. Baseball is also ten-year-old girls, marching across a city to try out for a team intended for players twice their age." 

    –Horn Book 

     

    "Salerno's illustrations, variously rendered in charcoal, ink, and gouache, as well as digital color, lovingly evoke the time period and the settings. Much fascinating information about Edith's long and adventurous life is added in an author's note. A forgotten star shines anew." 

    –Kirkus Reviews 

     

    "[The Kid from Diamond Street] should especially appeal to those who enjoyed Vernick and Salerno’s Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. The compelling story and energetic illustrations make this an excellent addition." 

    –School Library Journal 

     

    "Salerno’s mixed-media illustrations are a lively amalgam of action and scenic panorama..." 

    –Bulletin 

     

    "Choice quotations from [Edith] Houghton bring her personality and love of baseball to vivid life, while Salerno’s mixed-media artwork channels the footloose energy of the Jazz Age..." 

    –Publishers Weekly 

     

    "This timely message about playing simply for the love of the game, as opposed to personal glory or celebrity, comes through loud and clear." 

    –Booklist

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