Audrey Vernick

Books by This Author

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team

Illustrated by: Steven Salerno

Age Level: 6-9

"..[B]ack in the 1920s and '30s," twelve of sixteen Acerra children played baseball (the girls back then didn't play sports). This upbeat look at one close-knit, longtime baseball-playing family is jauntily illustrated. An author's note reveals her inspiration and an update on the Acerras (including their induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame).

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story

By: Audrey Vernick

Illustrated by: Don Tate

Age Level: 3-6

Effa Manley, born when jazz was new and sports were segregated, was passionate about fairness and baseball. She was to become the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with players from the Negro Baseball League. Her life is presented in stylized illustration and clear text, for an intriguing portrait of a person and a time.