I got it! / David Wiesner.

Title:

Author:

Wiesner, David

ISBN:

9780544309029

0544309022

Publication Info:

New York :

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary:

In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.

Subject(s):

Baseball -- Juvenile fiction.

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Three-time Caldecott winner and bestseller David Wiesner works his visual magic in this near-wordless account of the most suspenseful, nerve-wracking few seconds in a baseball game.

David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball. The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. For this eager young outfielder, there's plenty of time to envision the increasingly fantastic and funny situations that might interfere with making the catch. Summoning determination and courage, he overcomes the imaginary obstacles and turns them into a springboard for success. I Got It! reveals the extraordinary within the ordinary, taking readers on an amazing journey in a few seconds on a baseball field.

Author Notes

American children's book author and illustrator David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 5, 1956. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. Known for his imaginative work, Wiesner is particularly celebrated for using wordless storytelling in his picture books. His latest picture book is about two artists; it is entitled, Art & Max.

"Sector 7" and "Free Fall" are Caldecott Honor Books, while Wiesner won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for "Tuesday" (1992), "The Three Pigs" (2002), and "Flotsam" (2007). Wiesner is only the second person to have won this award three times.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (3)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 3-Set against the backdrop of a pick-up baseball game, Wiesner's nearly wordless picture book expertly layers elements of relatable emotion, boundless imagination, eye-popping action, and out-and-out fun. When a lonely boy approaches a group of kids milling around the chain-link backstop, he is quickly sized up by the team captain and sent to the outfield. A crack of the bat later, a fly ball is hurtling its way toward the youngster, who enthusiastically calls out, "I got it!" Easier said than done, as all manner of fantastical obstacles throw themselves in his pathway-everything from suddenly sprouting tree branches to impossible shifts in size (of both ball and boy). Never fear, perseverance and determination win out in the end, and the young protagonist, eyes shining brightly, arm fully extended, and glove reaching to blue sky, is triumphant ("I GOT IT!"). Created in acrylic, gouache, and watercolor, Wiesner's beautifully composed paintings realistically portray his characters, their activities, and their social interactions, making the flights of fancy all the more effective. Any reader who has ever experienced the seemingly endless wait for a fly ball to descend into their open glove (along with the always-present possibility of disaster) will relate to this story. VERDICT A mesmerizing and entertaining offering that will be enjoyed by a broad audience. A must-have addition to sports shelves.-Joy Fleishhacker, Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Three-time Caldecott Medalist Wiesner looks at the interior anxieties of a boy playing baseball with a new crowd of kids. Assigned to the outfield, and with a fly ball heading toward him, the boy imagines himself uttering the words of the title-"I got it!"-but then tripping on a root. In his next vision of failure, a tree keeps him from snagging the ball. More surreal wordless spreads follow, expressions of the boy's fears of humiliation and determination to succeed-all flashing by in the time it takes the ball to descend. In one, the ball looms, the size of a planet. Then the boy chases through a crowd of giant kids like a Lilliputian, grabbing onto their clothes, hopping from head to head, and-in a final, victorious leap-making the catch: "I got it!" Although this nearly wordless story lacks the comedy of some of his previous creations, Wiesner conveys with startling immediacy how time slows in moments of crisis, and the way that people move back and forth between the outer world of reality and the complicated, many-dimensional world of interior consciousness. Ages 4-7. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Three-time Caldecott medalist Wiesner hits it out of the park with this almost-wordless picture book about a boy who just wants to be part of the baseball team. When a ball is thrown, he optimistically shouts, I got it! and runs with gloved arm outstretched, but he trips over a tree root. Hat, birds, and ball fly off as he misses. But can he rewind and effect a do-over? In almost dreamlike slow motion, the boy imagines a better outcome. He envisions the whole team and all the birds flying toward the ball, still high in the air. Now gigantic, the ball looms over the double-page spread; as the illustrations grow more surreal, the boy outstrips the flying birds, passes up all the other children, and swoops up to fly, arm extended, for the grand finale: I GOT IT! He's the hero of the team! Whether real or a dream, the ecstatic catch is euphoric, as teammates cheer him. Acrylic, gouache, and watercolor illustrate every page with breathless blue sky and clouds, dynamic poses, and the active diagonals of sprinting children and the arcing ball. Generous white space becomes the background for a critical moment for a remarkable grab out of the sky.--Gepson, Lolly Copyright 2017 Booklist