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Baseball Bats for Christmas

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Life in the high Arctic is beautifully captured in this classic picture book by award-winning Inuit author Michael Kusugak. The year is 1955 and Arvaarluk and his friends watch as Rocky Parsons lands his plane on the ice in Repulse Bay, a tiny community “smack dab on the Arctic Circle.” Having never seen trees before, the children try to guess what the six green spindly things are that Rocky delivers. One of the boys has a brilliant idea: why not use them as baseball bats? Full of vibrant, richly-colored illustrations, this story gives young readers ages 5 to 8 a glimpse into a time, place, and culture that may be new to them. The Arctic way of life is realistically portrayed by the author, whose narrative voice resonates with the lilt of his native language. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Annick Press; Reissue edition (September 12, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 24 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1554519284


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 86


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years


Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 640L


Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.99 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.25 x 10.5 inches


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    • Fabulous books with amazing illustrations.
The setting of the story is Repulse Bay, "Repulse Bay is smack dab on the Arctic Circle - way up at the north end of Hudson Bay." The year is 1955 and a mere 100 people reside there. In the winter they inhabit igloos and sod huts and the only way to deliver needed goods is by plane. A little asthmatic boy named Arvaaluk, just seven years old, narrates the story. He's a precious little guy who dearly loves Christmas. He delves into the habits and customs of his life living in the far north and focuses on one special event that made all the children in the area very, very happy. He tells us that when you look around the landscape there are no "standing- ups" or as we know them, trees, because of the harsh weather they experience there trees will not grow. One day the Union Jack flag is raised up high in front of the Hudson's Bay company store signally to everyone that a plane is about to arrive and deliver some goods to them. Rocky Parson, the settlement's hero and pilot, drops off some green things with spindly branches sticking out all over them. He drops off six right in front of Arvarrluk's hut. Whatever could those strange things be? "What are they?" Jack asked. "Standing-ups," Peter said confidently. "I've seen them in books at the church. Father Didier showed them to us." Now that the kids have identified them as trees what on earth are they going to do with them? They did not have much time to figure that out because Christmas festivities were about to begin. After a midnight church service and the exchanging of their most favourite thing in the world between best friends.... the lightbulb comes on bright and shiny! Cleverly the friends decide exactly how to put those six trees to good use. Their brilliant plan will include all the kids in the village so everyone can join in on the Christmas merriment. Wonder what they came up with to make that Christmas magic happen for this year and in the years to come? The illustrations are just beautiful. Vibrant colours and expressions of the characters so enrich the text. I really love them especially the colour pallet chosen. I highly recommend this book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017 by Storywraps
    • Baseball Bats for Christmas --Good Book but Weak Christmas Message
"Baseball Bats for Christmas" is a good book which reveals what life was like in Repulse Bay in 1955. The reader learns about Arctic Circle and Inuit life including living in igloos and sod huts, a barren treeless realm, a land with no access to the outside world except by aeroplane, and lack of department store toys like baseball bats. Children with asthma may be able to identify with Arvaarluk, an Inuit boy, in the story who suffers from asthma himself. However, Arvaarluk's asthma condition is referenced to in passing only three times. This book takes the reader on a journey to Repulse Bay above the Hudson Bay and Arctic Circle. The Christmas message is present, however it is weak. The author does present life in the church on Christmas Eve and also the interesting Christmas custom of exchanging or actually trading gifts at Christmas when inhabitants of Repulse Bay took their most favorite thing in the world and gave it to their best friend. The other Christmas strand which the author developed was the making of real wooden baseball bats from the trees that were brought to Repulse Bay for planting, since there were no trees there. All in all a delightful book but weak on the Christmas theme. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2011 by White Fang
    • Gorgeous, with lots of room for further spiritual discussion
Gorgeous! I found myself paging through this book repeatedly, just looking at the richly (yet simply) detailed pictures. I loved the textures and colors. I could feel the cold breezes and almost hear the children playing ball. I loved how the author described Christmas – a time when you take your most favorite possession in the world and give it to your very best friend. The simple and charming true story is about a young boy growing up in the far reaches of northeast Canada, so far north that there were no trees growing and their only contact with the outside world was an airplane pilot who brought supplies to the Hudson Bay Store for them. One day, he brought “standing ups,” or trees, as we know them. But the children found another use for the trees – making ball bats. The story and illustrations went together perfectly. Sometimes, the story carried more details than the picture, and sometimes the pictures carried more details. Both together create a gorgeous picture book showing the beautiful diversity of our world. This book left me feeling warm – in spite of it being set on the Arctic Circle. Although the story does not explicitly discuss the birth of Christ, I loved how the story incorporated that theme of giving your favorite possession to your best friend. There is lots of room here for discussions with children who read this story about what it means to give one’s favorites to one’s best and how God did that very same thing for us. While there is definitely a place for books that explicitly discuss spiritual themes, I also think that books that prompt thinking and pondering of meanings are just as necessary in life. This book is one of those, and I truly enjoyed reading it. Although my children are long past picture book age, I think I’ll add this one to our Christmas basket of books nonetheless because it was so gentle, so beautiful, and so meaningful. I gratefully received an eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017 by Anni Welborne
    • the wonder of childhood
I'm from Alaska, so I was already aware that far up north there aren't many - or in some places, any - trees, so the novelty of that was lost on me. For most readers in the US and Canada, though, I imagine it would be pretty eye-opening. Anyway, that aside, this is a great book for children about the wonder of learning about something new, being creative and adventurous, and so much more. I'll read it to my son when he's old enough to understand. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018 by Lindoula

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