{"product_id":"the-house-that-ruth-built-9781641707541","title":"The House That Ruth Built","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Children's Book Council Hot of the Press Selection​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's Opening Day! Yankee Stadium towers grand, gleaming, and ready!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On April 18, 1923, the New York Yankees played against the Boston Red Sox in their very first game in the brand-new Yankee Stadium. All the key players were there--future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, Bob Shawkey, Miller Huggins--and so were the supporters--Eddie Bennett, the legendary Yankee batboy; Jack Lenz, Yankee Stadium's first public announcer; five-year-old Little Ray Kelly, Babe's lucky charm; and more than 70,000 fans! Every person in the stadium on opening day was part of this legendary event, and now you can be too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With beautiful, true-to-event illustrations reminiscent of Norman Rockwell, and with facts on every page about the stadium, the teams, and that very first fateful game that christened the original Yankee Stadium, \u003ci\u003eThe House That Ruth Built\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for kids and baseball fans everywhere. Take a step into the past and watch the baseball greats make history!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kelly Bennett is the author of many award-winning books for children--mostly picture books. Her stories, such as Not Norman, A Goldfish Story, a Jumpstart Read for the Record book;\u003ci\u003e Norman, One Amazing Goldfish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVampire Baby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Daddy Was Just Like You\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eYour Mommy Was Just Like You\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDance, Y'all, Dance\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDad and Pop\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOne Day I Went Rambling\u003c\/i\u003e, an Illinois Library Association's iREAD selection, celebrate imagination, families, friends, pets... all that goes into being a kid! 2023 will see the release of Kelly's, \u003ci\u003e The House That Babe Ruth Built\u003c\/i\u003e with Familius. To see more, please visit www.kellybennett.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kelly is a graduate of VCFA's Writing for Children and Young Adults program, and a long-standing member of SCBWI and The Author's Guild. A former ARA for SCBWI-Houston, Kelly now divides her time between Houston, TX, Westhampton Beach, NY, and Mimiville (which is anywhere her grandboys may be). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Familius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630178767122,"sku":"9781641707541","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ed9fb34-fa66-41ad-82c1-a0e22c8186bf.jpg?v=1732745290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-that-ruth-built-9781641707541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}