Barbara
Gregorich
Barbara Gregorich is published in both the children's and adult fields. Her beginning reader SUE LIKES BLUE won the Chicago Women in Publishing Award, as did her adult nonfiction title, WOMEN AT PLAY: THE STORY OF WOMEN IN BASEBALL. Her poetry has been published in CRICKET. Two early readers, WALTUR BUYS A PIG IN A POKE and WALTUR PAINTS HIMSELF INTO A CORNER are published by Houghton.Barbara's most recent book, JACK AND LARRY: JACK GRANEY AND LARRY, THE CLEVELAND BASEBALL DOG, is nonfiction told in free verse for ages 10 - Up. Jack Graney was the first, and only, major league player to own a dog who was the team's official mascot. That dog was Larry, a bull terrier. At the time Larry became Jack's dog and joined the Cleveland team (Larry appears in all the official team photos), bull terriers had only recently been imported to the United States from England, where the breed was developed. Larry was loved not only by Jack and by the Cleveland fans, but by porters, bellhops, ship captains, and trolly car conductors in all American League cities and in Canada. Loyal, sensitive, intelligent, Larry was more than a mascot — he was part of the team.
JACK AND LARRY is the heartwarming story of a woe-begone team (102 losses during one season) and its pursuit of the pennant — a story of devotion, commitment, and persistence, illustrating what it means to be major league. Barbara presents programs on the story of Jack Graney, Larry, and their major league team, and on why she wrote the story in free verse. A Teachers Guide for JACK AND LARRY is available on her website.
Contact Information:
Email: barbara@barbaragregorich.com
Website: http://www.barbaragregorich.com
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