Picture Book: Randy Riley’s Really Big
Hit
Author & Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen
Summary: The
main character of this picture book in verse is Randy Riley who loves 3 things:
space, robots, and baseball. He’s no good at hitting baseballs, but his search
of the night sky warns him of a large fireball plummeting to Earth, to his town
no less. He tells his parents. When they don't respond, Randy's determination is unwavering. He has just enough time to perform his calculations and build a giant
robot that, you guessed it, swings and doesn’t miss. The fireball leaves the Earth’s
atmosphere, and Randy is the hero.
Hanna’s Comments: This is such a fun picture book! The poetic verse is
delightful, and the illustrations of 1960’s America are hilarious. Kids will
love it so much that it will be easy to sneak in meaningful connections with
scriptural subjects such as giftedness, heroism, or even prophets.
Publisher & Date of Publication: Candlewick Press, 2012
Age & Grade Appropriateness: 4 and up, Pre and up
# of Pages: 32
Available in Spanish? Not at present
Formats other than Book: Amateur videos on Youtube
PBT Category: Post
2K
PBT Topics this Book Connects with: abilities, acceptance, action, America, body
of Christ, bravery/courage, call/calling/vocation, confidence,
creativity/imagination/ingenuity, gifts/giftedness/talents, heroes, hope, individuality/uniqueness,
intercession, labor/work, mission, moon/space/stars/sun, passion, preparation/preparing,
problems/problem solving, prophesy/prophets, purpose, risking, sacrifice,
savior/saving, servant hood/service/serving, sports/sports stars, wisdom
Scripture Connections: Book of Jeremiah
Idea(s) for Application: as part of a children’s lesson on the prophet Jeremiah
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