Exploring Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson
Cover photo for A Bus of Our Own
A Bus of Our Own by Freddi Williams Evans

Although she really wants to go to school, walking the five miles is very difficult for Mabel Jean and the other black children, so she tries to find a way to get a bus for them the same as the white children have. Based on real events in Mississippi.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Alec Gillman

The lyrics of the familiar song, illustrated by pictures based on the World Series games played between the Dodgers and the Yankees in 1949 in Ebbets Field.

Cover photo for Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream by Crystal Hubbard

Based on the life of African American baseball player Marcenia “Toni Stone” Lyle Alberga, the first female player on a professional Negro League team.

Cover photo for Luke Goes to Bat
Luke Goes to Bat by Rachel Isadora

Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.

Cover photo for Jackie’s Bat
Jackie’s Bat by Marybeth Lorbiecki

When a new player named Jackie Robinson is called up from the Negro Leagues to join the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, a young batboy dismantles his prejudice as he realizes the greatness of this player.

Cover photo for Goin’ Someplace Special
Goin’ Someplace Special by Pat McKissack

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.

Cover photo for Night Golf
Night Golf by William Miller

Despite being told that only whites can play golf, James becomes a caddy and is befriended by an older African American man who teaches him to play on the course at night.

Cover photo for Dad, Jackie and Me
Dad, Jackie and Me by Myron Uhlberg

In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.