Thank you, Jackie Robinson!

On April 15, 1947, when Henry was thirteen,
Jackie Robinson played his first game 
for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Finally, there was a black ballplayer
in the big leagues.

Henry's whole world changed.

-excerpt from Henry Aaron's Dream

Illustration from Henry Aaron's Dream, copyright 2010 by Matt Tavares, reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.

BECOMING BABE RUTH in The New York Times!

Woohoo! Check it out:

And here's the online version, which has a nice slideshow featuring Becoming Babe Ruth and some other great new sports picture books. Huzzah!