Don't Throw It to Mo! (Mo Jackson)

"Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins"-- Provided by publisher.

Mo lives and breathes football. He's on a team, but he spends most of his time on the bench. The coach has a plan for his smallest player to make a big contribution to the game.

This book for young readers will appeal to children who are impatient to grow bigger (virtually all of them!). The

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building anticipation in the story and the flow of the colorful illustrations will have readers eagerly turning pages to find out how the game turns out. The story illustrates the values of teamwork, preparation, and patience. It would make a good seasonal reading selection for classroom use, or a thoughtful gift for a young football fan with a fall birthday.

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Inspiring story about the little guy finally getting his chance to shine that is accessible to beginning readers.

This is a fun early reader book about a small boy who ends up with an important role in a football game. This is a winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. As a teacher, I appreciate that this book appeals to boys, which is sometimes difficult to find. Additionally, the main character is an

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African American boy, and he helps his team out, so it's nice for students of color to see themselves represented in a positive light in print. I liked how Mo was able to ignore some rude comments. I enjoyed this simple story and my students do too.

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2016 Geisel Winner. Cute story, not suited for a read-aloud (with toddlers) though.