Ryers Readers - Eloise At The Ball Game

Episode Date: July 22, 2022

Eloise loves, loves, loves baseball! Listen along as Eloise has a fun time at the game!

Let's do this. Thank you so much for tuning into today's story. Don't forget to tell your grown-up to go check out the Ryers' Readers' Instagram for more fun content. Before we get into the story, do you want to know a fun fact? Did you know that every team in both the major and minor leagues of baseball use a special baseball rubbing mud? It comes from the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. and it is rubbed on the baseballs to give the pictures more control and a tighter grip on the ball. Pretty cool, huh?

Okay. Story time. Today, we are going to read Eloise at the ball game by Lisa McClatchy. My name is Eloise. I am a city child. Take me out, Eloise, to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd. Please get dressed.

We must go, Nanny begs. Coming, Nanny, I say. Weenie and I put on our team shirts and our lucky hats. We are going to a baseball game. Our seats are behind home plate. Popcorn here, yells a boy. Popcorn here, I yell. Oh,

I love, love, love popcorn. Hot dogs here, yells a boy. Hot dogs here, I yell. Oh, I love, love, love hot dogs. Peanuts here, yells a boy. Peanuts here, I say. Oh, I love, love, love peanuts. Cotton candy here.

yells a boy. Cotton candy here, I say. No, no, no, Eloise, Nanny says. Yes, yes, yes, I say. You look green, Eloise, Nanny says. I feel green, I say. No more snacks, Eloise. Look, at home plate.

Nanny says, it's your favorite player. My favorite player is at bat. He hits the ball. The ball flies right at us. Fow ball! yells the umpire. Look out, Nanny says. Look out!

yells a boy. I take off my lucky hat. I skibble to the left. I skibble to the left. right. I jump as high as I can and I catch the ball. Great catch, yells the boy. Well done, says Nanny. I do a victory dance. I give Weenie a high five. I kiss my lucky ball. Eloise, begs Nanny, sit, sit, your player is going to try again.

Nanny and I hold hands. The pitcher winds up and throws the ball. I yell. Oh, my, says Nanny. The ball goes right up and over our heads. Fow ball! yells the umpire. I try to send my player my special signal.

Keep your eye on the ball, I yell. I cover my face. It is hard to watch. He hits the ball. It's going, going, gone! Home run! yells the boy. We won! I yell. Well done, says Nanny.

The crowd roars. Oh, I love, love, love baseball. The end. Make sure to stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Before you go, do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? Eloise ate a lot of snacks at the ball game. Can you name at least one of the snacks she ate? Eloise had popcorn, hot dogs, peanuts, and cotton candy. If your answer was one of those snacks, you did it. Great job. You should. You should.

sure we're paying attention. I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next.