BEEZY AT BAT
by Megan McDonald & illustrated by Nancy Poydar
Summertime brings three new adventures for Beezy (Beezy, 1997, etc.) and her pals in the third title of this easy-reader series from McDonald (who reviews for this publication). Short chapters with whimsical illustrations transport readers from Beezy’s front porch to the blackberry thickets near her grandmother’s garden, to a neighborhood baseball diamond, with each location serving as the setting for old-fashioned fun and frolic. Poydar’s animated illustrations artfully capture the antics of Beezy and her friends, whether they’re cracking nuts and solving riddles, capturing a snake, or playing ball with the help of a unicycle. Readers will relish the excitement Beezy finds around every corner. (Fiction. 6-9)