Hockey Days - Softcover

In the beginning, something passed effortlessly across a frozen pond. From hand to hand and stick to stick. It brought joy, and a sense of holding onto something worth preserving.In small towns and world-famous arenas, hockey continues to teach young and old, boys and girls, men and women, timeless values. Being a member of a team, hard work, self-discipline and friendship. The memories of one’s hockey days never fade.Tom’s Dad rediscovers a street hockey ball and a beloved orange knit hat from his childhood and tells Tom about his street hockey teammates including Crash, Critter and Pumpkinhead, his best game against the fearsome Irondale team and how the best part of any hockey day was having the chance to spend time with his dad. Tom comes to learn that by carrying on traditions, you help keep someone who may be far away, closer to your heart.

Howard lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and two sons. Hockey Days is his third children s book. His first two books were Hanukkah Counts Too! and Destructo Boy & Spillerella...We Are Who We Are!. He has been published in the National Business Employment Weekly and his short story, Waterfall (White Knuckle Happy), was featured in the Literary Fragments Espresso Cafe, A Short Story Collection. For more information go to hockeydays(dot)net, myspace(dot)com/howardshapiro or send an email to howard.shapiro(at)hotmail.com