You Never Heard of Willie Mays?! Illustrated by Terry Widener Random House (Schwartz & Wade), 2013
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book Bank Street Best Book of the Year CBC/NCSS Notable Children’s Book in Social Studies Junior Library Guild selection NAACP Image Award nominee New York Times Editors' Choice IRA Teachers' Choice Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS...! *“An all-star gem to share with grandparents, parents, children, baseball fans and anyone else.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
* “An ebullient look at another groundbreaking baseballer. Winter’s squirming-in-his-seat excitement gives this abbreviated bio the feel of a baseball card-wielding kid slapping his forehead in disbelief: ‘You never heard of Willie Mays?!’…. The Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book.” (Booklist, starred review) Read the review.>
* “Winter and Widener, who previously teamed up on Steel Town, return with a stellar companion to Winter’s equally superb You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!.... A must-have for baseball fans.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Read the review.>
* “A rollicking biography that establishes the New York Giants legend as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players…. Even adults who are indifferent to baseball will likely be so drawn into Mays’ story and Winter’s rousing text that they’ll want to gather up a crowd just to read this one aloud.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review)
“Winter’s heartfelt, accessible text is infused with immediacy and enthusiasm…. Magnificent biography.” (The New York Times Book Review). Read the review.>
“A solid, informative and entertaining sports picture book that reads like a loud cheer from the stands.” (The Horn Book)
