Brad Herzog - Author

Baseball – our national pastime comes alive in the A to Z children’s pictorial.

From:

A is for the All-Stars –
baseball’s acrobatic aces,
who throw and catch and hit and run around the bases

to:

Z is for all Zeroes –
a rare feat with a name.
No hits, no runs, no errors.
It is a perfect game.

The book offers double play excitement. Young sluggers will enjoy the simple rhymes while older readers will scoop up facts such as: twelve former Little League players have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame; and in the early days of baseball, home plate was actually a circular iron plate painted white. Award-winning writer Brad Herzog teams up with talented illustrator Melanie Rose to bring readers this latest over-the-fence hit.

**Chosen as a Children’s Book Sense recommended reading pick for summer 2004, as tallied from hundreds of recommendations from independent booksellers across the country.

“G is for Grand Slam. T is for T-ball. From A to Z, this alphabet of baseball is a visual delight for young readers, and a fact-filled pleasure for the older brother or sister. This is a delightful spring read for sports fans of all ages.”
-- Becky Milner, Vintage Books, Vancover, WA
"This book helped me remember why I fell in love with baseball as a pre-teen Little Leaguer so many summers ago. I think it will do the same for the current generation of young people and those that follow."
—Gary D'Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“For every kid learning the fundamentals of baseball, and realizing the pure joy of America's pastime, H is for Home Run: A Baseball Alphabet slides home safely with the winning run. Dust this book off and embrace it.”
—Dan Raley, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“These alphabet books got to me a few years too late, but not too late for my four grandchildren. These are the kinds of illustrations that get a child's attention and brings the game to life.”
—Furman Bisher, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"If kids age 6-10 don't know baseball when they begin this book, they'll be experts by the time they finish."
—Deborah Abbott, Chicago Sun-Times

"Sports enthusiast Brad Herzog hits a high hard one right out of the park with this smartly arranged and beautifully illustrated alphabet book that pays tribute to the national pastime."
--Nicholas Basbanes, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“Children of baseball fans are never too young to learn the ABCs of America’s pastime. From A for all-stars to Z for zeros in a perfect game, author Brad Herzog hits a grand slam... Even non-baseball fans with Little Leaguers at home will find plenty to like about Herzog’s informative, multilevel alphabet book.”
-- Judy Green, Sacramento Bee

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