Reviews

Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg

kaitlyndrahos's review against another edition

5.0

I found this book while doing some research on neurodiversity and instantly knew I had to read it! Being a huge baseball fan, this book was right up my ally. It follows a young baseball fan as he navigates the 1947 Dodgers season, while also trying to communicate all the happenings via sign language to his dad. I really love how this book took something I love and am so familiar with and put it in a completely different perspective for me. I would use this book book with 1st graders to introduce them to situations they may not be familiar with. This would be a great book to add to the classroom library to increase diversity on more than one front.

njlbo1's review against another edition

5.0

The story's theme of overcoming prejudice and discrimination touches my heart every time I read it.

mmattmiller's review against another edition

4.0

This is a great book about how people may relate to each other or find heroes even if they are a little different. This is a story in which the main character's dad is Deaf, and has found a hero in Jackie Robinson. (The main character is based on the author by the way!) It's a fun look at Jackie Robinson's start in Major League Baseball. I wish it hadn't been so seemingly repetitive and had gone a little deeper, but I did really enjoy the message and the story. I also enjoyed the development of the story of the father and son.