Books with title Casey at the Bat

Casey's bathtub becomes another world!Cynthia DeFelice's Casey in the Bath first appeared in Cricket magazine and is one of her most popular stories -- asked for again and again by children who know her as a professional storyteller. Now, for the first time, the story appears in picture book format with lively illustrations by Chris L. Demarest. Casey, a reluctant bather, finds himself with no soap except a bottle of green bath gel that his mother bought that morning from an odd salesman. Squirting out the gel, Casey discovers that it produces green bubbles that turn into green playmates. Casey has a blast with them! By the time he runs out of the gel, the salesman returns with purple toothpaste and the guarantee of even more fun in this lark about the joys of keeping clean -- and of using the imagination.

Baseball is in Corey Dorman's blood. Corey’s father, Clyde, is the all-star third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The only problem? Corey is terrible at baseball.Sent away from his friends and home for the summer to the tiny, remote town of Hoosick Falls, to live with grandparents he hardly knows, Corey must find a way to fit in with the school baseball team without embarrassing himself—or his name. With only his smarts and a wicked (and illegal) spitball at his side, Corey soon learns that not all successful baseball players need to hit home runs. But when Corey runs into the toughest team in the league, he is forced to ask himself just how far he is willing to go to preserve his reputation.

Let's put our hands together! Now batting for Mudville . . . CaseyAmerica has been waiting for this mighty ballplayer to step up to the plate and right his wrong that left Mudville in a state of gloom. Now, in this humorous, seam-splitting sequel to Ernest Lawrence Thayer's "Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic," award-winning author Dan Gutman offers Casey what any failed sports hero most desires—a second chance.Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher bring fans the tense excitement of a thrilling game with their fabulous art and inventive design. All eyes will be on Casey as he comes back to bat. . . . Will he finally bring joy to Mudville?