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Don't Throw It to Mo!

Don't Throw It to Mo!

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  • Create Date：2022-11-07 05:51:47
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：David A. Adler
  • ISBN：0593432347
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Summary

Mo may not be the biggest， the strongest， or the fastest football player， but he won't let that stop him from playing！ The Geisel Award Winning reader from David Adler is now in Step into Reading！

Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team。 The kids on the rival team tease him for being a butterfingers who's too tiny to catch the ball。 But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins。

Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories。 They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help。

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Reviews

Kurt Fox ，

Butterfingers - LOL ！A little over half of the kids that listened to it while I read it （about 25） liked it， so this is their rating。 However， I think ALL of the boys liked it。

Holly ，

We love all the Mo books。

Hailey Dehaven ，

I really liked this book。 It really shows kids to persevere and believe in themselves even when others get you down。 Overall a great lesson to all。 I would read with a one or one or a short read aloud in class。 You could also have a short discussion in class and have kids share their own experiences with sports。

Connor S Schaefer ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a heartwarming story about Mo Jackson， who is in love with football。 I really enjoyed the conclusion， which has a powerful message， even the smallest can be victorious after Mo catches the game winning catch。

Elaine Fultz， SLMS， Teacher Librarian， MLS ，

ALWAYS a crowd pleaser at story time plus bonus effect of giving permission to beginning readers to actually check out beginning readers other than Elephant and Piggie。

Melissa ，

Really great uplifting end to the story。

Ellon ，

Super cute！ It has a cute little football strategy and lots of repetition for those beginning readers！

Melissa ，

Reading， sports， a mention of food。 What more could a person ask for？

Kelly ，

This is a fun early independent reader story。

Erin Brewer ，

I thought this book was super cute。 The message it sends to kids is even when it seems the odds are stacked against you， don't give up on what makes you happy。 I also really liked that the book showed good sportsmanship on Mo's part。 It's hard to know you're not the tallest or strongest player but hopefully you'll have a coach like Mo's that finds a way to showcase your strengths and helps you feel like a part of the team。 I thought this book was super cute。 The message it sends to kids is even when it seems the odds are stacked against you， don't give up on what makes you happy。 I also really liked that the book showed good sportsmanship on Mo's part。 It's hard to know you're not the tallest or strongest player but hopefully you'll have a coach like Mo's that finds a way to showcase your strengths and helps you feel like a part of the team。 。。。more

Laurie ，

Great book for early readers。 I loved the plot and the language while simple was natural。

Abby Anuchin ，

In this children's book， Mo loves to play football but he has a hard time catching the ball。 But when the football team is loosing to the Jays， the captain decides to bring Mo into the game and Mo wins the game。 I liked this book because though the captain devised a plan where the other players do not throw to Mo first， he taught Mo the importance of perseverance and in believing in Mo， rose his self-esteem。 I think this would be a wonderful addition to my classroom library in a 1st or 2nd grade In this children's book， Mo loves to play football but he has a hard time catching the ball。 But when the football team is loosing to the Jays， the captain decides to bring Mo into the game and Mo wins the game。 I liked this book because though the captain devised a plan where the other players do not throw to Mo first， he taught Mo the importance of perseverance and in believing in Mo， rose his self-esteem。 I think this would be a wonderful addition to my classroom library in a 1st or 2nd grade class。 It can also be a good book to include for guided reading groups。 Copyright: 2016Award: Geisel award 。。。more

Julia Dundon ，

The Geisel Award recognizes the author and illustrator of the most prominent book for early readers published in English。 Don’t Throw it to Mo！， another Geisel Award winner， by David A。 Adler portrays a young boy who is the smallest player on his football team。 Mo’s team accepts him for who he is， but other teams make fun of him for being small。 One day， Mo’s coach shows Mo he believes in him and puts him in to make the game winning catch。 Everyone underestimates Mo， but one person has faith in The Geisel Award recognizes the author and illustrator of the most prominent book for early readers published in English。 Don’t Throw it to Mo！， another Geisel Award winner， by David A。 Adler portrays a young boy who is the smallest player on his football team。 Mo’s team accepts him for who he is， but other teams make fun of him for being small。 One day， Mo’s coach shows Mo he believes in him and puts him in to make the game winning catch。 Everyone underestimates Mo， but one person has faith in him。 This story was selected because it discusses something all kids go through （puberty） at different times。 Through style， the author shows Mo’s persistence to succeed despite the fact he’s smaller than everyone else。 Through second person point of view， we’re able to understand how Mo is feeling， while seeing exactly how others think of him and treat him because of his size。 This book can be utilized in the classroom to help children understand everyone’s body changes at different times。 Teachers can also use this story to help their students understand the importance of having your own opinions。 Although everyone doubted Mo， his coach had his own opinion of him。 He believed in Mo， and having that one person support him helped Mo succeed in football。 Having an open discussion/debate about a specific topic， such as a presidential election， can allow students to voice their opinions while hearing the opinions of others。 。。。more

Meaghan Ball ，

This book won the Geisel Award。 It was about a little boy who loved to play football。 He was on a team in which he was smaller than everyone else on the team。 Everyone doubted him because of his size， and in the end he won the game。 The print context was important in this story because the font was a type of font that is easier for children to read as well as a font that looks as though it is more childish because it is in the perspective of a child。 The setting of this story is significant beca This book won the Geisel Award。 It was about a little boy who loved to play football。 He was on a team in which he was smaller than everyone else on the team。 Everyone doubted him because of his size， and in the end he won the game。 The print context was important in this story because the font was a type of font that is easier for children to read as well as a font that looks as though it is more childish because it is in the perspective of a child。 The setting of this story is significant because it takes place on a football field。 Because of this setting， the character， Mo， was able to score the winning touchdown and prove to his fellow teammates that he is capable of being on the team。 This book could be utilized on a teacher's booklist because it teaches a lesson to children that they are capable of anything they put their mind to no matter what their size or what anyone else thinks of them。 。。。more

Rosalia ，

Mo isn't quite the kid you would expect to play/be good at sports。 However with hard work， he is able to demonstrate that even he can be good at something others may not expect。 This book is an easy read for kids however I thought it could have had more to the overall story。 Mo isn't quite the kid you would expect to play/be good at sports。 However with hard work， he is able to demonstrate that even he can be good at something others may not expect。 This book is an easy read for kids however I thought it could have had more to the overall story。 。。。more

Abbey Link ，

A cute book and very easy book for beginners

Madyson Smith ，

Don't Throw It to Mo！ is a cute and simple book for young readers。 The message of the story is sweet。 I think kids interested in sports would especially like this book。 Don't Throw It to Mo！ is a cute and simple book for young readers。 The message of the story is sweet。 I think kids interested in sports would especially like this book。 。。。more

Michele ，

I was surprised how much kinders and first graders loved listening to a read aloud of this book！ I wound up owning three copies of this book that checked out again and again。

Ashley Owen ，

Dont Throw it to Mo is a book about perseverance and judgement。 In the book Mo Jackson is a small boy who loves football but mostly sits on the bench because of his size。 One day the coach gives Mo a chance on the field but the other team underestimates him， giving him the chance to win the game。 This shows children to keep working for what they want and to never judge someone based off their appearance。

Kris ，

I'm a sucker for an underdog story。 This is a very abbreviated Rudy-esque story for the preschool set。 :） Cute easy reader that will appeal to a bunch of kids。 I'm a sucker for an underdog story。 This is a very abbreviated Rudy-esque story for the preschool set。 :） Cute easy reader that will appeal to a bunch of kids。 。。。more

Ms。 B ，

Told with a light touch of humor， football-loving kids will enjoy this 2016 Theodore Geisel Award winner about Mo， a young aspiring football player。

Karley Barfield ，

Text-to-Self ConnectionThis book relates to my childhood days when I tried out for the cheerleading team in elementary school。 You didn't necessarily have to "tryout" for the team but it was considered try outs。 I was so nervous and anxious because I wanted to make the team so bad。 Mo loves football and his passion is to be one of the best players。 But he typically sits on the bench for games because of his small size。 I felt that I was never good enough to be on the cheer team but that's not tr Text-to-Self ConnectionThis book relates to my childhood days when I tried out for the cheerleading team in elementary school。 You didn't necessarily have to "tryout" for the team but it was considered try outs。 I was so nervous and anxious because I wanted to make the team so bad。 Mo loves football and his passion is to be one of the best players。 But he typically sits on the bench for games because of his small size。 I felt that I was never good enough to be on the cheer team but that's not true for Mo or myself。 Mo doesn't let the other players bring him down or get in his way of being the best version of himself。 。。。more

Clare Swapp ，

This easy reader book for early elementary readers won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016。 The story sends an important message of determination and not underestimating yourself。 Despite almost always being benched during football games， Mo loves the sport and continues to practice， never getting discouraged， which leads him to winning a game for his team。 This sports realistic fiction book could appeal to reluctant readers， and the short sentences and sight words are manageable for this age This easy reader book for early elementary readers won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award in 2016。 The story sends an important message of determination and not underestimating yourself。 Despite almost always being benched during football games， Mo loves the sport and continues to practice， never getting discouraged， which leads him to winning a game for his team。 This sports realistic fiction book could appeal to reluctant readers， and the short sentences and sight words are manageable for this age group。 It’s a bonus that the illustrations show a racially diverse range of characters and includes a girl on the football team。 。。。more

Nick Randleman ，

This book would inspire many children because the story teaches children that they can do anything in life。 In my opinion， it’s amazing that the main character in this story is black and children of color would feel respected。 Most children books have white children and I think it’s good to have more children of color so ALL children feel inclusive。 Overall， I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars。

Chinook ，

I liked this a lot。 Kait didn’t figure out the coach’s plan until it was revealed and she was able to do a decent chunk of the reading herself。

Checkthebook ，

Love it！ By the same author as Cam Jansen。

Madelyn Ballone ，

I really liked this story！ It is a cute story about never doubting people。 In the story it seems like the main character， Mo， is not very good at football and can't catch the ball。 He is short， and misses the balls quite often。 It comes time for the game and Mo is put in at the very end， they throw the ball to him and he catches it， despite everyone's thoughts。 This shows that you should never doubt yourself or anyone else because things may surprise you。 I really liked this story！ It is a cute story about never doubting people。 In the story it seems like the main character， Mo， is not very good at football and can't catch the ball。 He is short， and misses the balls quite often。 It comes time for the game and Mo is put in at the very end， they throw the ball to him and he catches it， despite everyone's thoughts。 This shows that you should never doubt yourself or anyone else because things may surprise you。 。。。more

Alyssa Hawes ，

This is a very cute book with a good message。 I love that the coach knows what Mo is capable of， but hides it from the other team。 The other team thinks that Mo is too small and won't be able to catch the ball， so the coach lets them think that the whole time by telling the team not to throw him to ball。 At the every end， the coach tells the team to throw the ball to Mo and he catches it。 If the other team didn't judge Mo and think he wasn't a good player， they probably would have been able to b This is a very cute book with a good message。 I love that the coach knows what Mo is capable of， but hides it from the other team。 The other team thinks that Mo is too small and won't be able to catch the ball， so the coach lets them think that the whole time by telling the team not to throw him to ball。 At the every end， the coach tells the team to throw the ball to Mo and he catches it。 If the other team didn't judge Mo and think he wasn't a good player， they probably would have been able to block the ball。 This is a good lesson for kids to not judge someone just because they look a little different。 。。。more

Mort's Kids ，

A story of David vs。 Goliath， brains vs。 brawn， subterfuge and trickery。 Also， should we really be letting kids Mo's age play football？ Don't they know about concussions and CTE risk？ A story of David vs。 Goliath， brains vs。 brawn， subterfuge and trickery。 Also， should we really be letting kids Mo's age play football？ Don't they know about concussions and CTE risk？ 。。。more

Jen ，

3 1/2 stars。 Cute beginning reader about a smaller than the rest football player who wins the game。

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