I Hit the Ball! Baseball Poems for the Young
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As long as there are children, baseball will never die. They understand, perhaps intuitively, the beauty of the game-the thrill of taking a stick or bat and trying to hit a pitch. They understand the magic of a shoestring catch or a dink hit to right that somehow becomes a home run. Such is the stuff of baseball dreams and such is the stuff these poems are made of. Baseball poet Gene Fehler evokes those childhood memories of the game. His book of poetry is not just for the young but also for those who read to them or play catch with them. Divided into five parts (the strange world of baseball; fans, families and bench-warmers; playing the game; baseball dreams and desires; and a player's primer), these poems vividly recall why the game is so important to kids. And parents: They are a great way to pique children's interest in poetry in general.
 
Sample poems from I Hit the Ball!:
 
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Praise for I Hit the Ball!
 "poet Fehler spins iambic pentameter for children."  USA Today Baseball Weekly
"Gene Fehler is the Shel Silverstein of baseball.  His poems are written for the young--of whatever age--and are a wonderful excursion into beauty, whimsy, fantasy and memory.  These poems are so wonderful, in fact, that they not only will attract poetry lovers to baseball, but they will also attract baseball fans to poetry.  Now that's art."  Steve Gietschier, The Sporting News
 
"A breezy collection of clever rhymes and quirky insights that can tickle the baseball-loving child in us all."  Craig DeVrieze, Quad-City Times
 
"I am very much impressed with I Hit the Ball!  It belongs in most children's collections around the country.  It deserves a wide audience."  Lillian Morrison, Poet/Anthologist
 
"A wonderful book . . . a great gift and memory conjurer."  Duff Bruce, The Color Green
 
"Positive and upbeat, focusing on a child's love of the game."  Kathryn Smith, Anderson Independent-Mail
 
"I Hit the Ball! is loaded with wonderful poems about a wonderful game."  Paul B. Janeczko, Poet/Anthologist
 
"I Hit the Ball! recalls for youth and adults alike why baseball is so imortant to kids.  The poems bridge the gap between the children and the adults who play catch with them."  Richard Miller, Sports Collector's Digest
 

bulletPaperback: 120 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x 9.25 x 6.25
bulletPublisher: McFarland & Company; (April 1996)
bulletISBN: 0786402326