Reginald's papa, the beleaguered manager of the Negro National League's worst team,

Author: Gavin Curtis
Illustrator: E.B. Lewis
Format: Paperback
Published: Simon & Schuster, 1998

Reginald's papa, the beleaguered manager of the Negro National League's worst team, needs a bat boy not a violinist. His son Reginald is very bad at being a bat boy, but he is very good at practicing his violin in the dugout. Eventually, Reginald's papacomes to appreciate, and even enjoy, his son's talent. Lewis's watercolor illustrations are as beautifully rendered as the text. This is one of those special books that works well on many age levels because there is so much to discuss - music, sports, talent, parent/child relationships, segregation, etc.