4 Kids Books Celebrating Sports

Have a current or future athlete at home? Celebrate perseverance, passion and the importance of sports with these four great books.

Let’s Play Hockey by Ginger Swift. Get ready for a Face Off in this adorable lift-the-flap book about hockey. It's never too early to introduce the babies to new words like: goalie, captain, center and referee. Recommended for infants.

Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling. This book pairs illustrations of clothing and sports accessories with catchy rhymes. Each clue prompts readers to guess which sport will be revealed on the next page: baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing, basketball, football or archery. Recommended for toddlers.

Scholastic Year in Sports 2022 by James Buckley Jr. Preorder now and dive into last year's top sports stories. Scholastic compiles the best and most glorious sports stories of the season with text, facts and photographs. Recommended for elementary schoolers.

Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz. Samira befriends a group of Rohingya and Bangladeshi surfers with hopes of earning a cash prize to help her parents. This is a compassionate tale about refugee life, fighting for education and motivation. Recommended for tweens.