Take Me Out To The Ball Game

The classic baseball song, "Take Me Out To The Ball Game," written by Jack Norworth in 1908, is featured in this children's book illustrated by Amiko Hirio. The book came with a CD with three songs performed by Grammy and Oscar award winner Carly Simon. The songs; "I Gave My Love a Cherry," - "Scarborough Fair," and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," which can be sung along with the 21 pages of lyrics in the picture book.

Carly Simon's version of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" was originally recorded for Ken Burns' documentary "Baseball." Simon's connection to baseball goes back to her childhood. Her father, Simon & Schuster co-founder Richard Simon, helped Jackie Robinson buy a house in Stamford, Conn., in the mid-1950s, at a time when the community resisted letting blacks live there. Carly's family was friendly with Jackie Robinson's family when she was a girl and the Brooklyn Dodgers star used to bring her to games and call her his "lucky charm."

The Colorful, collage-like illustrated book introduces young fans to baseball. Katie Casey, the baseball-loving cat, is Root, Root, Rooting for the Home team at Slugger Stadium where two teams consisting of an array of animal ballplayers, alligators, giraffes, elephants, hippos and other wildlife are competing.

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" Carly Simon Children's Book

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