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Picture Books About Sports

Have a ball with these fun sports books! HerrickDL KidPicks

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  • Althea Gibson

    the Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-foot Girl

    Reid, Megan,
    Althea Gibson was the quickest, tallest, most fearless athlete in 1940s Harlem. She couldn’t sit still! When she put her mind to it, the fleet-of-foot girl reigned supreme at every sport—stickball with the boys, basketball with the girls, paddle…
    Book, 2020New York : Balzer + Bray, 2020. — j 920 Gib 1/20
  • Black Belt Bunny is fast and strong and has seriously awesome moves—from front-kicks to back-flips to air-chops. Then he’s faced with something new, something every bunny must learn, something he might not be as good at: He has to make . . . a…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2017] — Pic Davis 7/17
  • An assist from Raptor gains the first goal for the Meat-Eaters―but the naughty Pterodactyl twins, playing wingers, earn their team a penalty. The Veggies are quick to take advantage and Diplo scores. A tie game! Join the fans and find out what…
    Book, 2007Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2007], ©2007. — Pic Whe 11/07
  • “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come…
    Book, 2018Zurich, Switzerland : NorthSouth Books, [2018] — Pic Paul 4/18
  • It's the day of the big game, and Froggy is ready. His soccer team is playing the Wild Things for the City Cup. All Froggy has to do is remember the rule: "Head it! Boot it! Knee it! Shoot it! BUT DON'T USE YOUR HANDS!" But Froggy's busy doing…
    Book, 1999New York : Viking, [1999], ©1999.
  • Football, food, fans, and fun are highlighted in this entertaining bedtime board book. The rhyming text, vibrant illustrations, and gentle ending perfectly capture the love of the game. Goodnight Football is a win for everyone!
    Book, 2015North Mankato, MN : Capstone Young Readers, [2015], ©2015.
  • A cast of colorful animal characters and the excitement of a hockey game team up to showcase the concept of opposites, including home/away, behind/ahead, win/loss and many more.
    Book, 2010Toronto, Ont., Canada ; Tonawanda, N.Y. : Kids Can Press, [2010], ©2010. — Concept Pic Ghione 9/10
  • As Stompin’ Tom Connors sings, “It’s the good old hockey game, the best game you can name.” And in this charmingly illustrated book for all ages, the classic song played at hockey games around the world is imagined as a shinny game on an outdoor…
    Book, 2016Vancouver, B.C. : Greystone Books, [2016] — E CONNORS
  • Time to play! Put your game face on, play to win. Fight, all the way to the end. A young basketball player practices on the playground, preparing for an upcoming pickup game while his shadow urges him to play hard and leave his heart on the court.…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019] — Pic Peoples-Riley 7/19
  • Amy's dad is away, fighting in World War II, and her mama must take a job. But it's no ordinary job--Amy's mother becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league! Amy cheers louder than anyone at all of the home games. And while…
    Book, 2003San Diego : Harcourt, 2003.
  • Miss Mary Reporting

    the True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber

    Macy, Sue
    Mary Garber was a pioneering sports journalist in a time where women were rarely a part of the newspaper business. Women weren’t even allowed to sit in the press boxes at sporting events, so Mary was forced to sit with the coaches’ wives. But that…
    Book, 2016New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2016] — Pic Macy 2/16
  • Olympig!

    the Triumphant Story of An Underdog

    Jamieson, Victoria
    Boomer the Pig has been training hard for the Animal Olympics, so when he loses his first race, he shrugs it off and cheerfully moves on. One event after another, Boomer keeps losing, and the frustration begins to get to him. But even after coming…
    Book, 2012New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2012], ©2012. — Pic Jamieson 10/12
  • Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn't always "love" him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it's gotten…
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Disney Hyperion, [2015], ©2015. — Pic Pinkney 9/15
  • This bilingual picture book will inspire, teach, and amaze readers as they learn about the man who revolutionized the sport of soccer. Do you know how a poor boy from Brazil who loved fútbol more than anything else became the biggest soccer star…
    Book, 2009New York : Rayo, [2009], ©2009. — jEspanol 920 Pel 1/10
  • It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It…
    Book, 2016San Francisco, California : Chronicle Kids, [2016]
  • Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much. Then, one night, Randy sees something shocking through his…
    Book, 2012Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. — Pic VanDusen 6/12
  • Salt in His Shoes

    Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

    Jordan, Deloris
    Michael Jordan. The mere mention of the name conjures up visions of basketball played at its absolute best. But as a child, Michael almost gave up on his hoop dreams, all because he feared he’d never grow tall enough to play the game that would one…
    Book, 2000New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2000], ©2000. — Pic Jordan 1/24
  • Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it’s loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim cap is too tight. Her swimming instructor, Mary, says it’s OK to sit by the…
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. — Pic Yum 6/18
  • She Persisted in Sports

    American Olympians Who Changed the Game

    Clinton, Chelsea,
    Throughout history, women have been told that they couldn't achieve their dreams, no matter how hard they tried. Women athletes have faced their own unique set of challenges, across countless sports and levels of play. In this third She Persisted…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Philomel Books, 2020. — j 796.092 Cli 2/21
  • Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying—and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just…
    Book, 2018New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] — Pic Hernandez 11/18