Lucia Lacorte, Poor Sport is a quick and simple read with a great message for young children. Lucia has started a game club with friends but is a very poor sport, whether she wins or loses. Her friends are tired of her behaviour and they make a sign with a positive message. Lucia gets upset and all her friends leave. With some help from her family members, Lucia sees the negative qualities in herself and vows to make a change. The illustrator, Marissa Morea, made an endearing character (Lucia the llama) come to life. The emotions were easy to see on each page. Author Christianne Jones uses good humor and helpful rhymes to teach early learners about good sportsmanship. I love the pledge that they adopt for the club at the end of the book. I read this book to my 5 year old grandson. He has a tough time when he does not win a game so I thought this would be a good story for him. He realized that Lucia was not behaving well, but when I asked him about his behaviour when he loses a game, he didn't seem to relate as well as I had hoped. The publisher, Capstone - Picture Window Books, provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, ideas and opinions are my own. ( )

This was such a fun book. Lucia Lacorte like to play games. She even started a gaming club. However, her actions when she wins, or win she loses leave much to be desired. After she refuses to play by the new rules all her friends leave her club. No she can only play with grandpa. He is such a bad sport. He gloats when he wins and throws a fit when he loses. A great story for kids an parents, and while this book centers around board games, it could pertain to any type of games including sports. ( )