Baby Dunks-A-Lot
by Jayson Tatum (Author) Parker-Nia Gordon (Illustrator)
NBA champion Jayson Tatum scores with this hilarious tale of a baby turned basketball superstar!
Inspired by Jayson Tatum's life as both an NBA superstar and a loving dad, this laugh-out-loud picture book is the story of what happens when a tot becomes an NBA teammate. Coathored by Sam Apple and featuring Parker-Nia Gordon's sweet and appealing art, Baby Dunks-a-Lot is "delightful . . .silly and sporty in equal measure" (Kirkus).
When a big kid teaches his little brother how to play basketball for the first time, something unusual happens . . . baby bro flies through the air for a monster dunk! Before long, every professional team wants the incredible dunking baby on their roster. Baby Dunks-A-Lot is poised to become a basketball legend--that is, until he misses his bedtime.
The Boss Baby meets Space Jam in Jayson Tatum's debut picture book, Baby Dunks-a-Lot!
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Publishers Weekly
A tiny tot exhibits slam-dunk prowess in this lean basketball narrative by Tatum and Apple. Taught to shoot hoops in his own backyard, diaper-clad Baby Dunks-a-Lot, portrayed with brown skin, catches the attention of the Ballers, a basketball team in need of dunking talent. As the little one joins up, Gordon's digital illustrations show the young player misinterpreting basketball lingo ("pick-and-roll" results in nose-picking and floor-rolling), belting "Baby Shark" on the bus, and trying to keep his pacifier in his mouth. As he takes the court in the championship game despite his parents' late-breaking concern ("We don't think a baby is ready to be a professional basketball player"), his loved ones rally behind him, celebrating his achievements. It's a sportsball send-up poised to remind readers of young collaborators' ample strengths. Secondary characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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Kirkus
Silly and sporty in equal measure.
Review quotes
"Jayson Tatum shoots and scores! Baby Dunks-a-Lot is a bundle of basketball joy!"—Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid ""Jayson Tatum shoots and scores! Baby Dunks-a-Lot is a bundle of basketball joy!""
"Baby D charms his teammates and the league as surely as he'll charm readers...a delightful read.Sports fans will enjoy fun references and cameos from famous ballers...Silly and sporty in equal measure."— "Kirkus Reviews"
"[S]lam-dunk prowess...It's a sportsball send-up poised to remind readers of young collaborators' ample strengths."— "Publishers Weekly"
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV032020 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
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