Written and illustrated by: Brian Pinkney.

Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn’t always “love” him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn’t even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it’s gotten away. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes. (From GoodReads.)

Credit: Shamekia LaShonda (Storytime Solidarity member).