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Baseball for Breakfast — A (Mostly) True Story by Judy Campbell-Smith

$18.99

SIGNED PRE-ORDERS available until 2/11/26

Orders will begin shipping 2/17/26

The perfect start to any day is with ushers in nightgowns and Cornflakes instead of popcorn. Join Jimmy as he experiences morning baseball during WWII.

Based on real historical events, this fictional book celebrates America’s pastime and resilience through the eyes of one Black child.

Jimmy’s family loves going to Milwaukee Brewers games together, but all that changes during World War II when Pop goes overseas to fight and Ma starts working nights in a factory. Then Jimmy has a chance meeting with the team’s owner and helps inspire a new idea: morning baseball games!

Jimmy is about to experience baseball in a whole new way (it may involve Cornflakes). A perfect solution so night shift workers can end their day with a game while others begin theirs.

Baseball for Breakfast celebrates family, fun, and being American during a turbulent time when people were tested for their resilience.

SIGNED PRE-ORDERS available until 2/11/26

Orders will begin shipping 2/17/26

The perfect start to any day is with ushers in nightgowns and Cornflakes instead of popcorn. Join Jimmy as he experiences morning baseball during WWII.

Based on real historical events, this fictional book celebrates America’s pastime and resilience through the eyes of one Black child.

Jimmy’s family loves going to Milwaukee Brewers games together, but all that changes during World War II when Pop goes overseas to fight and Ma starts working nights in a factory. Then Jimmy has a chance meeting with the team’s owner and helps inspire a new idea: morning baseball games!

Jimmy is about to experience baseball in a whole new way (it may involve Cornflakes). A perfect solution so night shift workers can end their day with a game while others begin theirs.

Baseball for Breakfast celebrates family, fun, and being American during a turbulent time when people were tested for their resilience.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Judy Campbell-Smith is a writer, speaker and author of AJ's Neighborhood illustrated by Amanda Dowell (India Street Press, publishing on March 29, 2022). Her writing has also appeared in The Witness: A Black Christian Collective and Resolute Magazine.

Judy was born in New York City, but raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She received her BA from Biola University in film studies. Judy attended the University of Auckland in New Zealand where she received her MA in film, TV and Media studies. Her expertise is the history of cinema, especially the American musical genre. After returning to the States, Judy held jobs in preschool and elementary education, higher education and the music industry. When she's not writing, Judy is busy taking care of her two young children. She lives in Ontario, California with her family.