Players in Pigtails is the story of a girl who loved to play baseball. During World War II all the men went off to fight in the war. Baseball was still going on because they wanted to give the fans something to look forward to. With not many men left to play, Phillip Wrigley decided to starts a baseball league for women called the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Katie Casey goes out for the league and makes the team. She gets to play baseball with other women who love the sport as much as she does. Though people were skeptical about women playing, they eventually came out to the games and cheered for the women baseball players dressed in skirts and pigtails!
This book is based off the movie A League of Their Own which is one of my personal favorites. Reading this book reminded me of the movie. I know that movie is not appropriate for elementary school children, but telling them about that time and maybe watching a clip of the movie so they could see would be good paired with this book. I like that this book is breaking down the stereotyps of boys and girls. Many people think that baseball is a boy sport, but this book proves that wrong. Many girls tried out for the league and played during this time. Though many women chose softball, the girl version of baseball, many women still enjoy playing baseball instead.
I think this book would be a great addition to a classroom library. It shows baseball in a light and from a girls perspective. It is important for kids to learn about things from different angels and perspectives. If they only read on version of something they will think that that is the way it is and not believe anything else. Offering variety will show students that there is a big world out there and many different kids of people who like different things. They cannot assume that something is just for boys or just for girls because as this book has shows, that is not the case.
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