Softball Practice

First-Grade Friends

by Grace Maccarone, Betsy Lewin (Illustrations)

Best-selling author and illustrator Grace Maccarone and Betsy Lewin team up to create this latest book in the popular FIRST-GRADE FRIENDS series!

Batter up! It's time for softball practice!

Aunt Gracie drives Jan and friend Sam to the park for softball practice. As she drives off, Jan and Sam wait for the other team members to arrive. But Jan starts to get worried and realizes that her Aunt Gracie left them at the wrong park. Sam has a great idea to pass the time by practicing softball. And while they're having fun, Sam's mom, Jan's dad and Aunt Gracie all arrive. And they end up having a great softball practice anyway!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Grace Maccarone is an American children’s book editor and author, notably of Miss Lina’s Ballerinas, illustrated by Christine Davenier, and its sequel Miss Lina’s Ballerinas and the Prince. She has also worked as an editor at Scholastic, Wireless Generation, and currently Holiday House.

Reviews

[Chelsey Combs · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was really cute. It's a rhyming book. It's a great book for a young reader who doesn't know a lot of words. It's about a boy and a girl who get dropped off for softball practice by Aunt Gracie. They soon realize that they were dropped off at the wrong place, but they improvise and decide to practice by themselves.

[Leyla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the rest rhyming in these books.
My daughter had a worried look on her face. I thought it was because the children were at the wrong park and alone, but instead, she was worried because they were missing practice.

[Sherry Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7 year old granddaughter Grace read this book with me and she liked that it was about playing softball. She liked that it was a rhyming book and that the parents came for them and that they played ball together. I did not like that they didn't address what to do if your left in the wrong place.

[TimeToRead · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for pre-k,1,2 and 3rd if possible.

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. It's from the book nook at my school. I always read a ton of books during April vacation.