Lucy Tries Basketball

Son's Review: (Age: 4) It's about Lucy trying basketball. She plays it with her friends. Jermaine shows them how. And then they go to watch the game. I liked how they let her play without her even asking. I liked how they all watched the game later. I liked how Lucy felt when she was playing basketball......more

Lucy is at the park and her friend invites her to come learn how to play basketball from her friend's cousin Jermaine who is a pro. Jermaine takes the group of kids through basic skills and then runs them through a 3 on 3 game. Afterwards, the kids are invited to go watch Jermaine play. I just read L......more

What a terrific book with diverse characters! Two of my PreK teachers will be doing “ball studies” in their classrooms next week, and they asked if the Story Lady (me) could read a book with balls prominently displayed. I searched my local library and “Lucy Tries Basketball” is the winner! It’s a fu......more

The book is about a black famous basketball player, comes out on the school playground court to play some rounds. Lucy so happen to be on the playground, while playing with her friends, and notice the basketball player shooting hoops. Eventually, the basketball player teaches Lucy and her friends, h......more

What a fun rhyming story to feature basketball! I love that the main character is female and that the story focuses on finding the fun in the game. Can't wait to share this with some basketball fanatics in my school! Thanks to Orca for the KBA review copy!......more