Dad, Jackie, and Me book review by Jane

Title of the Book: Dad, Jackie, and Me 

Author Name: Myron Uhlberg 

Reviewer's Name: Jane 

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers 

 Date of Publication: 2005 

 Rating: 1-5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐ 

The book “Dad, Jackie, and Me,” by Myron Uhlberg is about a kid’s love for baseball and Jackie Robinson rubbing off on his dad, who is deaf. His dad wants to learn more about his son’s favorite sport and player, so he asks about the sport and how it works, takes him to baseball games, and tries to play catch even though he can’t even catch the ball. This book can be valuable because it shows a father’s love and passion for his son. The lesson of this book is that a Dad will always love their son with unconditional love. The author uses irony when his dad catches the ball that Jackie throws because when he was practicing with his son, he couldn’t catch a ball at all without using both hands and his chest for support. In the book the son says, “ The only way he could hold it was by trapping the ball against his chest with both hands,” (Uhlberg 19). The title is a good title because Jackie Robinson was basically a connection between the father and son. So Jackie being in between their names indirectly relates to the plot of the book. The vocabulary is perfect for younger kids to understand. 

The art medium used in this book probably painting. The pictures go along with the story very well and make it more interesting to read. The book is realistically colorful and shows some details and blurs out others. Some people’s faces have details to show emotions and the background characters don’t have details. This book could use a little bit more of a plot to make it more interesting to the audience. The author also could’ve used a better attention grabber to get the reader’s attention better. Overall the book was a three out of five because it could have a better plot and attention grabber.