This book should go on my "you read what?" list as it deals with sports! Still, I liked the connection with the PNW and for that reason I read it. And, as a picture book, it didn't take long. And, it was fun! It's 1955, the Seattle Rainiers and the Los Angeles Rangers are playing the game that will determine the winner of the Pacific Coast League pennant. A Ticket to the Pennant: a Tale of Baseball in Seattle, by Mark Holtzen and illustrated by John Skewes is about a little boy, Huey, who has lost his ticket to the big game. Does he find it in time?

Summer Color, by Diana Murray and illustrated by Zoe Persico takes an unexpected twist when children discover that wonderful colors may be found even in the rain! Cute verse, great pictures. A perfect summer read for the often overcast, but always beautiful pacific northwest.

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