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“In the bare bones beginning, Armadillo’s ears were tall as a jack rabbit’s and wide as a steer’s horns.” With such wonderful ears, Armadillo loved nothing better than spying on other animals and telling tales about what he heard. Then Armadillo gets an earful all his very own.
This humorous tale is a lyrical lesson in just how fast stretching the truth is likely to cause one humongous armadillo ruckus. As Armadillo peeps and creeps, children will giggle, and also learn a basic lesson in thoughtfulness and respect.
Every weekend Audie wakes up at dawn and helps his father on their farm, each time receiving a quarter, which he saves in a cigar box under his bed. He dreams of one day traveling to the city to see a baseball game and of buying a baseball glove of his own. But it seems there’s “always too much work and too little money.”
One Saturday Audie’s wish comes true. His father needs new work boots, so the two travel to the city to buy a new pair, and best of all, to see the Reds play baseball. Audie stuffs his savings in an envelope, hoping to buy a glove.
But what the boy remembers most about this memorable day isn’t the smell of hot dogs and onions at the stadium, or the umpire’s voice yelling “Play ball!”, or even the look and feel of a brand new glove. Instead, it is a special gift from father to son that makes this day one he will never forget.
This heartwarming story about a father’s love is luminously captured in Greg Shed’s sensitive paintings.
Soon the bus stopped and we climbed off. I had never seen so many people in one place! Papa bought tickets, we squeezed through the crowd and hurried to our seats. The air smelled like hotdogs and onions, and the field had the greenest grass I had ever seen.
* A.L.A Pick Of The List
* N.C.S.S. – CBC Honor Book
* Selectors Choice
Reviews
“Audie reminices about growing up on a farm and the summer his father took him by train to see Cincinatti Reds play… Baseball fans will appreciate this rich family story.”
Booklist, 1998
“A sentimental reminiscence about a Saturday train trip to the ball game and a life lesson gained from a childhood loss… Whole the plot is constructed around a baseball mitt, the theme at the center of the story is the hallowed relationship between father and son…”
Kirkus, 1998
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