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Phil Bildner

Phil Bildner
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Phil Bildner

Phil Bildner is the author of the New York Times bestselling Sluggers! series, the Texas Bluebonnet Award-winning Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy and its companion, The Shot Heard 'Round the World, both illustrated by C. F. Payne; and Twenty-One... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. You Can Be Smart AND Cool
Learn more about Phil Bildner
My life in 8 words: ""Hey World, Check Out Where I Am Now!""
February 18, 2009
1. In college, I batted against Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch, both prospects at the time in the Orioles organization. ...
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February 12, 2009
2009 is all about change! I want to make sure everybody knows about the exciting new changes that are happening in February...
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News:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy has won an award
Jul 01, 2011
News:
Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy has won an award
Jul 01, 2011
Blastin' the Blues will be released on February 22, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Feb 22, 2011
Blastin' the Blues is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 22, 2011
Home of the Brave will be released on February 22, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Feb 22, 2011
Home of the Brave is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 22, 2011
The Shot Heard 'Round the World is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 30, 2010
The Shot Heard 'Round the World will be released on September 30, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Sep 30, 2010
Home of the Brave will be released on May 04, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
May 04, 2010
Home of the Brave is now available in Hardcover, eBook
May 04, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Home of the Brave
Apr 20, 2010
Blastin' the Blues is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 23, 2010
Blastin' the Blues will be released on February 23, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 23, 2010
Blastin' the Blues will be released on February 23, 2010 in Hardcover
Feb 23, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Blastin' the Blues
Feb 03, 2010
Water, Water Everywhere is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 26, 2010

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Examiner.com, January 10, 2012
...and the Butterfly Adventure, and Olivia the Princess. Jean Baxter - Member of Tucson's Tellers of Tales Phil Bildner - Author of the Sluggers series Glenda Bonin - Storyteller Robin Brande - Author of Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature and Fat Cat...
Zimbio, December 31, 2011
...Splinter" have yet to be broken. New York Times bestselling author of the Sluggers series (with Loren Long), Phil Bildner has written an accessible tribute to two of baseball's greatest heroes. Packed with fun facts and statistics for eager fans to pore...
School Library Journal, October 3, 2011
...fickle Marquess. Trailer by David Taylor Design. Student Created for Elementary Readers The Hallelujah Flight (Putnam, 2011) by Phil Bildner, illustrated by John Holyfield. This picture book serves to rescue two worthy men from historical obscurity:...
School Library Journal, June 21, 2011
...LGBT) kids see that "love and happiness can be a reality in their future." Children's author Phil Bildner came up with the idea for creating the video after basketball star Kobe Bryant's anti-gay rant toward a referee in April. "It was time for me to walk...
Chicago Sun-Times, April 14, 2011
...“THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON: THE STORY OF JOE DiMAGGIO, TED WILLIAMS AND THE RECORD-SETTING SUMMER OF ‘41,” by Phil Bildner, illustrated by S.D. Schindler (Putnam/Penguin, 32 pages, $16.99): This legendary season still reverberates with the fans....
The Fine Books Blog, October 3, 2011
...Watercolor by LeUyen Pham, Barnum's elephants crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, from the book Twenty-One Elephants (text by Phil Bildner; Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004). 9 ½ x 20 7/8 inches. Courtesy of Phil Bildner and Kevin Lewis. This...
The Goddess of YA Literature, May 5, 2011
...back to their own time, chastened and much more knowledgeable about the horrors of war. Admission: I love Phil Bildner. We met a long time ago at a conference and hit if off. Add to this love my appreciation for all of the work he has done to help...
Cleveland Sports News, April 28, 2011
...to sample a new book or two with her great-grandchildren. The Unforgettable Season Putnam, $16.99, ages 5-10 Phil Bildner & S.D. Schindler In that summer before the entire world plunged into war, all baseball eyes were on Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams....
Not Just for Kids, February 13, 2011
...overdue in my opinion. This spring he is making an appearance again in The Unforgettable Season , written by Phil Bildner with illustrations by S.D. Schindler. The book is about the summer of 1941, when Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox and Joe DiMaggio...