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The Boys (2010)

by Jeff Newman(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1416950125 (ISBN13: 9781416950127)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

review 1: A little boy is to shy to join the local baseball game. Instead he chooses to hang out with the older gentlemen on the sidelines. This hilariously turns out to include dressing like the older men. The gentlemen decide someone needs a little push in the right direction. So they begin to lead the little boy into common activities for young children until the boy is confident enough to join the local boys in a pick up game of baseball. Fabulous!
review 2: A wordless picture book about a young boy finding the courage, with the help of some old timers, to join the game at the park. (Goodreads summary)The Boys by Jeff Newman is an essentially wordless book, naming days of the week to indicate when action took place. The illustrations are rendered in gouache and ink a... morend effectively tell the story through body language & facial expressions. There's a retro feel to the illustrations. The sequence where the boy is harrassed/encouraged by the old men to get into the action shows the boy with enlarged manga-type eyes, which jarred me a little. I wonder if the story will be enjoyed as much by children as it will by older, more sophisticated and nostalgic adult readers. For ages 4 to 8, and themed story-times on baseball, friendship, or shyness. less

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