![]() ![]() The simply told story features an appealing underdog with enough skill to catch the ball and enough humility to give his coach some credit. Laid out in simple words, large type, and wide-spaced lines, the text is illustrated with colorful, jaunty line-and-wash illustrations that portray the diverse characters with energy and style. While beginning readers may not be playing organized football, they can still dream about it. Then Coach Steve sends Mo in and, using their opponents’ overconfidence and disrespect, sets up a winning play. Occasionally, Coach Steve tosses him a buttered football to help him “practice holding on to the ball, even if it’s slippery.” During a losing game, the opposing team’s players jeer at the (literally) butterfingered kid on the sidelines. The youngest kid on his football team, little Mo watches most of their games from the bench. ![]()
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