Baseball for Breakfast
A (mostly) True Story
Charlesbridge · Print & ebook · February 17, 2026
The perfect start to any day is with ushers in nightgowns and Cornflakes instead of popcorn.
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- Who it’s for
- Jimmy’s story brings together Milwaukee baseball, wartime family life, and an idea born over Cornflakes.
- Themes
- Family, Resilience, Baseball during World War II
- Genres
- Baseball & Softball, 20th-Century U.S., US: African American Stories
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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 for ages 5 to 8 celebrates America’s pastime and resilience through the eyes of one Black child.
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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. Written by Judy Campbell-Smith, Baseball for Breakfast celebrates family, fun, and being American during a turbulent time when people were tested for their resilience.
Morning Baseball
Jimmy’s story brings together Milwaukee baseball, wartime family life, and an idea born over Cornflakes.
Come here for
- Morning baseball during World War II
- Jimmy’s family and night-shift work
Expect
- A fictional story based on real historical events
- Ages 5–8
Where it sits
| 20th-Century U.S. | 76% |
|---|---|
| US: African American Stories | 75% |
| Baseball & Softball | 72% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Baseball & Softball
- Authors
- Judy Campbell-Smith
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- February 17, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family · Resilience · Baseball during World War II
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories