Were all made in Gods image with different gifts and different challenges. Some people need more help than others. But when Gods people work together, we make up the Body of Christ.
When Carson wakes up one Saturday morning, his mom reminds him its his day to volunteer at a baseball game. But this baseball game is different. The team Carson is helping is called the Challengers, and its made up of kids with all different kinds of disabilities. Carson and other typically-abled kids partner with the Challengers to help them play the game. Throughout the morning, Carson learns about selflessness, humility, kindness, and God's plan to use all of us exactly how He made us.
Based on a real baseball team, The Very Special Baseball Game is a sweet, endearing story that helps families begin conversations about disability, empathy, and Gods design for every person. People arent all made the same, but we are all made in Gods image. Illustrator Anastasiya Kanavaliuk depicts a wide representation of joyful kids with disabilities while author Katie Blackburn tells a story thats sure to warm your heart.
By the time Carson is heading home in his car, he understands that every person is valuable regardless of their abilities and deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness, and respect. Its the most special baseball game he ever played.