In honor of the World Series, here are some great recent nonfiction picture books about baseball:

[booknet booknumber=9780375868443] You Never Heard of  Willie Mays?  Jonah Winter also wrote You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?

[booknet booknumber=9781419705212] Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss. Haunting and inspirational story of a semi-pro player in a Japanese American internment camp in World War II.

[booknet booknumber= 9780763656461] Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares. Fascinating biography of the legendary baseball player.

[booknet booknumber=9781594745904] Who’s on First? by Abbott and Costello. Transcription of the classic comedy act with funny pictures.

[booknet booknumber=9781416955023] Baseball Is by Louise Borden. A love poem to baseball.

Go Giants!