Synopsis
It’s a pitched battle for hockey’s coveted Stolski Cup in this hilarious action-packed hockey story from the award-winning team of Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin.
Children's Literature
At Farmer Stolski's farm, winter seems to last forever and there is only one good thing about it: hockey. The animals love hockey and all share the same dream—winning the Stolski Cup. For fifty years the Farm Team has tried and failed to win the big game against the Bush League Bandits. This year the Farm Team has practiced harder than ever, but the cows are too big, the piglets are too small, and the chickens are hopeless. Still, the team has heart and hope as the big game begins. The Bandits are a bunch of big, smelly, mangy varmints who turn out to play as dirty as they look. But a bunch of unlikely Farm Team players end up in the game, including Betty the cow, Mariette the chicken, and Little Pete the piglet. Can they compete when the Bandits put in a grizzly bear as goalie? Slavin's lively, colorful illustrations take readers along as the characters learn the importance of belief and teamwork.