Frank and Ernest Play Ball - Softcover

“...Frank and Ernest are an elephant and a bear, respectively who take over the Elmville Mudcats for one game... Frank and Ernest know nothing about the game, but with the help of a dictionary of baseball, they learn about such mysterious words and phrases as cellar, pepper, frozen rope, hot corner, hot dog and can of corn. Kids love this sort of whimsical language, and the book has plenty of it. Which may surprise those who know Day as the author of the wonderful and almost wordless, "Good Dog Carl" books”.
"From: Sports Illustrated June 11th 1990"       " "  “The engaging bear and elephant team introducded in "Frank and Ernest "have this time agreed to manage a baseball team... The pleasurable result as they prepare the field, sell tickets and attend batting practice... Her (Day’s) expansive watercolors are full of action, interesting perspective and clever detail... Rewarding fare for anyone interested in

."..Frank and Ernest are an elephant and a bear, respectively who take over the Elmville Mudcats for one game... Frank and Ernest know nothing about the game, but with the help of a dictionary of baseball, they learn about such mysterious words and phrases as cellar, pepper, frozen rope, hot corner, hot dog and can of corn. Kids love this sort of whimsical language, and the book has plenty of it. Which may surprise those who know Day as the author of the wonderful and almost wordless, "Good Dog Carl" books."
"From: Sports Illustrated June 11th 1990" " " "The engaging bear and elephant team introducded in "Frank and Ernest "have this time agreed to manage a baseball team... The pleasurable result as they prepare the field, sell tickets and attend batting practice... Her (Day's) expansive watercolors are full of action, interesting perspective and clever detail... Rewarding fare for anyone interested in America's favorite pastime, playing with words, or the adventures of an ingenious

..".Frank and Ernest are an elephant and a bear, respectively who take over the Elmville Mudcats for one game... Frank and Ernest know nothing about the game, but with the help of a dictionary of baseball, they learn about such mysterious words and phrases as cellar, pepper, frozen rope, hot corner, hot dog and can of corn. Kids love this sort of whimsical language, and the book has plenty of it. Which may surprise those who know Day as the author of the wonderful and almost wordless, "Good Dog Carl" books."
"From: Sports Illustrated June 11th 1990" " " "The engaging bear and elephant team introducded in "Frank and Ernest "have this time agreed to manage a baseball team... The pleasurable result as they prepare the field, sell tickets and attend batting practice... Her (Day's) expansive watercolors are full of action, interesting perspective and clever detail... Rewarding fare for anyone interested in America's favorite pastime, playing with words, or the adventures of an ingenious couple of aptly named business types who enjoy a challenge."
"From School Library Journal February 1990"
"The interepid bear and elephant duo are once again in the business of business-sitting, when an emergency calls, they will run the show for the owner.... Day's rich watercolors nicely caputure the pastoral quality of the game, and young fans will enjoy Frank and Ernest's determined efforts to learn new meanings for old words. It's never too early, after all, to appreciate the poetry of baseball.
"From Booklist March 1st 1990"
" "Frank and Ernest, the bear and elephant of all trades, take over a minor league team in Alexandra Day's appealing second book on their exploits."
"From People Magazine May 14, 1990"
"Frank and Ernest Play Ball by Alexandra Day is... wondrously illustrated. With pictures that manage to be both magical and realistic in the same frame....Through their (Frank and Ernest's) research, children are introduced to the workings of the gam

Alexandra Day is the creator of the popular "Good Dog, Carl" series as well as many other children's books. She lives with her family in Seattle. Of her work she says: "I think that one of the reasons my illustrations have appealed to people is that they can sense my sincerity. I know that marvels exist which are just outside our ordinary experience, but that at any moment we may turn a corner and encounter one of them. Children also believe this, and because they and I have this conviction in common, we, as creator and audience, make good partners."