By Jason Pratt, Illustrated by Chris Sheban ( Roaring Books Press – 2020 )

“When you could neither talk nor stand, I gently held your tiny hand and gave it three soft squeezes. When you awoke within the night and cried from fear, I held you and gave you three long squeezes. ” Following a father and his son from babyhood to baseball games to graduation and beyond in this loving saga about the unbreakable bond between generations.

「お前がまだ話すことも立つことも出来なかった時、小さなお前の手を取って優しく3回握りしめた。お前が夜に起きて怖さに泣き出した時、お前を抱き上げてゆっくりと3回抱きしめた。」幼児期から野球ゲーム、卒業式、さらにその先の人生の出来事を振り返りながら、父親と息子の世代を超えて途切れることのない絆を語っている。