BOOKS FOR KIDS

The book I read was Hello, Fredbird! Written by Ozzie Smith. There isn't an author bio in the front or back of the book, so we don't know to much about the author himself. It does tell us some of the other books he has written, which is kind of cool! The cover of the book is a white cover with a red bottom. The top of the book says  "Hello, Fredbird!" It has the St. Louis cardinals logo, it has the mascot, fredbird, with a cardinal baseball player standing right next to him. The characters in the book are Fredbird the mascot, some of the people on the baseball team, fans in the stadium, and the concession stand worker. The setting in this book was at the baseball stadium and basically on the field the entire time. The book is mostly about Fredbird. Showing people what his job as a mascot is; and how he supports the Cards well!

There are no animals in it, no rhyming, it teaches a lesson, it has no monsters or creatures, there are kids and adults as characters, it doesn't use much humor considering it's a kids book, it uses illustration, colors, but not actual photos. There are lots of words per page, and a repeated word through the book. My favorite line in the book is "As fans admired the statue, they looked at fredbird and said "He's the real hero." I would recommend this book for 5-12 year old boys. I don't love this book because I'm not a big fan of baseball or the St. Louis Cardinals.