With the nicer weather upon us, we are starting to spend more time outside. Parks are full of sports teams, families with a soccer ball, and groups of friends pitching a volleyball net. So, this week, we are showcasing some works in our collection that focus on sports. For instance, Charles R. Smith Jr.’s Hoop Queens 2 builds on his Sports Royalty poetry book series, honoring the best and most notable basketball players of the time with their own poem. Smith Jr.’s new book features influential and prominent icons of today’s women’s game with names such as A’ja Wilson, Sue Bird, Brittany Griner, and sisters Nneka & Chiney Ogwumike. With personalized poems for and action photographs of each player, Smith Jr. idolizes and honors both the sport and the incredible athletes that bring it to life.

Check out more books with and about sports below!

Field Day!
Written by Candice Ransom
Illustrated by Ashley Evans
Published by Random House Children’s Books
Available now!

Hoop Queens 2
Written by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Published by Candlewick Press
Available May 7th, 2024!

La Mala Suerte me Sigue
Written by Ana Siqueira
Illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera
Published by Charlesbridge
Available now!

Painting the Game
Written by Patricia MacLachlan
Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books
Available now!

Two Wheels
Written by David Gibb
Illustrated by Brizida Magro
Published by Candlewick Press
Available May 7th, 2024!