Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read)

LOVED this book! My 5 year old is OBSESSED with baseball. Last year, at the age of 4, he was bumped up to play youth baseball (coach pitch 5 & 6 yr olds). I was amazed about the poor sportsmanship by many of the players (especially the talk coming from their mouths). This book nails sportsmanship, LOVE IT! My husband and I plan to coach next year and I plan to buy every player this book. The #1 rule in any sport should always be respect, sportsmanship, and playing as a team. P.S my boys (ages 3 & 5) liked this book too. It is easy to read and understand.

You can't go wrong with a Pete the Cat book! They always have a good story line. Kids love them! Including my grand son who asked me to get him Pete the Cat books for him to read!This book is soft cover & has paper pages. Came to me in great condition & by the promised date. I highly recommend this seller!

I love that this book realistically reflects the fact that baseball is a sport of failure. However, as Pete does not seem to succeed in his own efforts, his team still wins. It’s a great way to introduce baseball at a very young age that shows effort is still important and that it’s OK when you don’t hit a ball or when you can’t catch a ball. It’s all about trying and practice. Love this book and love this concept.

Lov Pete the Cat books and so does my grandson

The Pete-the-Cat books are our favorites in the "My First Level, I Can Read!" series. Pete may not be as well known as Little Critter, Biscuit, Fancy Nancy, or the Berenstain Bears, but his groovy cool factor moves him to the top of our list.Unlike some of the "I Can Read" books, the Pete books usually have a complete story, with a clear beginning, a couple of developments in the middle, and then a satisfying ending. I like that even in very early readers. What happens makes sense and the endings are sensible, and groovy.Each fully illustrated page has two sentences, running from four to seven words each. That's a nice length and a good and fair challenge for a little starting reader. The drawings fully support the text, and while they look a bit amateurish at first the characters are actually expressive and presented effectively.The "message" if you want to call it that, of this book is that you just have to try your best, and whether you get a hit or strike out, whether you drop the fly ball or catch it, the important point is to do your very best. Pete always gives it his all and that what makes him such an interesting hero for such an early reading level series.So, this is one of the few early readers books that strikes me as "set worthy" and we've been happy to collect them all over time. The paperback versions are particularly good value.

My 10 yr old grandson loves it……..he has many different ones

My grandson who loves baseball loved this book. He is behind in his reading skills but Pete the cat always gets him interested in trying to read.

Pete the Cat books are always a hit with my kids. (boys ages 3 and 5) The stories are clear and concise, the font is large and there aren't too many words on each page. Pete the Cat books are perfect for kids in pre-K or Kindergarten that are just learning to read. Most of the Pete the Cat books end up with some kind of "lesson" about sharing or trying your hardest even if you don't win and can seem kind of cheesy to me but my kids still enjoy them. The illustrations are super cute and make the book very engaging for those who cannot read and are just being read to.

Great product for both the baseball fiend and a lover of Pete the Cat!

Meaningful story. Captivating images. Easy read for kids

El pedido ha llegado en su periodo previsto. Sin embargo, es de dimensiones muy pequeñas y eso no lo ponía en la descripción.

Loving Pete The Cat and his songs and books. They're great for children from 2 or 3yrs with parental help and for 4 or 5yr old readers learning to read independently. Pete is groovy!

exccellent book