Mudball

“Tavares’s subtly hued, stylized watercolors effectively evoke the era as well as the tale’s highly charged action and emotion. With his expert use of close-up and full-diamond views, he creates a visual pacing that adds to the suspense. A concluding note offers the caveat that documentation on the ‘shortest home run in baseball history’ is, well muddy, and that this may well be a baseball tall tale. Whether fact or fiction, it is a refreshing and rousing story, with illustrations that will sweep up young spectators.” —Publishers Weekly