Baby Dunks-a-Lot
A Picture Book
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
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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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.
