‘The Sausage Race Chase’: Children’s book set at American Family Field
Milwaukee’s famous Racing Sausages star in a new mystery
IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO A BREWERS GAME, YOU KNOW THE RACING SAUSAGES ARE A HUGE PART OF THE FUN. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE FAMOUS MASCOTS GO MISSING? THAT’S THE MYSTERY AT THE HEART OF A BRAND NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK, THE SAUSAGE RACE CHASE. JOINING ME NOW IS AUTHOR DAVID KELLY, THE MIND BEHIND THE POPULAR BALLPARK MYSTERIES SERIES. TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS MILWAUKEE THEMED ADVENTURE. DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AS WE SAID, THE RACING SAUSAGES GO MISSING IN THIS STORY. WHAT ELSE HAPPENS HERE? THAT’S RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SAUSAGE RACE CHASE. THIS IS A NEW BOOK IN THE BALLPARK MYSTERY SERIES. THESE ARE A SERIES OF MYSTERY SET IN BASEBALL STADIUMS THAT ARE GREAT FOR READERS IN GRADES ONE THROUGH FOUR. GIRLS AND BOYS, AND IN THE SAUSAGE RACE CHASE, MY TWO MAIN CHARACTERS, KATE AND MIKE, GO TO A MILWAUKEE BREWERS GAME. THEY START AT THE TAILGATING SCENE IN THE PARKING LOT, AND THEN THEY GO INSIDE TO SEE THE RACING SAUSAGES, BUT DISCOVER THAT THEIR MASCOT COSTUMES HAVE BEEN STOLEN. SO THAT’S THE FIRST MYSTERY THEY ENCOUNTER. I WILL SAY, AFTER THEY FIND THE MISSING SAUSAGE COSTUMES. THE SECRET RECIPE FOR THE SECRET STADIUM SAUCE GOES MISSING AND THEY HAVE TO FIND THAT. SO THERE’S LOTS OF MYSTERIES IN THE SAUSAGE RACE. CHASE. AND ALONG THE WAY THEY GET TO MEET SOME COOL PEOPLE LIKE BERNIE BREWER, AND THEY GET TO VISIT HIS CHALET. THEY DON’T GET TO GO ON THE SLIDE, THOUGH, BUT THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN. AND SO THERE’S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON IN THIS BOOK. I LOVE HOW HYPER LOCAL IT IS. YOU JUST HAD SO MANY REFERENCES THAT PEOPLE FROM THE MILWAUKEE AREA WOULD RECOGNIZE. WHAT SORT OF RESEARCH DID YOU HAVE TO DO GOING INTO THIS BOOK? THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. AND THAT’S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT MY JOB. I’VE WRITTEN ABOUT 26 BALLPARK MYSTERY BOOKS ENCOMPASSING LIKE 20 DIFFERENT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUMS. SO I GET TO GO TO DIFFERENT STADIUMS AND DO RESEARCH. AND THAT’S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT THE JOB. AND WHEN I WENT TO MILWAUKEE, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS SO MANY COOL THINGS THAT I COULD INCLUDE IN THE BOOK, INCLUDING THINGS I MENTIONED, THE RACING SAUSAGES AND BERNIE BREWER. BUT THERE’S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS. YOU’LL NOTICE THERE’S A DOG ON THE COVER OF THIS BOOK, AND I LEARNED IN 1993 THERE WAS A DOG CALLED GUS THE WONDER DOG, WHO ACTUALLY HELPED THE BREWERS KIND OF CLEAR THEIR FIELD OF SEAGULLS THAT HAD STARTED TO KIND OF SWARM DURING THE GAMES. SO THE DOG, GUS THE WONDER DOG, CHASED THE SEAGULLS OFF. SO I THOUGHT IT’D BE COOL TO HAVE A DESCENDANT OF GUS IN THIS MYSTERY THAT MY CHARACTERS, MIKE AND KATE ENCOUNTER, AND THERE ARE JUST SO MANY THINGS, ACTUALLY, THAT I DISCOVERED THAT I CAME UP WITH. AND I’M GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH A SECOND MILWAUKEE BREWERS BOOK CALLED THE BOBBLEHEAD BUNT. AND THIS HAS A FROZEN CUSTARD. IT’S GOT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON MUSEUM, IT’S GOT THE BOBBLEHEAD MUSEUM IN MILWAUKEE. THERE ARE JUST SO MANY COOL THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH MY READERS. SO MILWAUKEE ENDED UP BEING A REALLY FUN STOP ON THE BALLPARK MYSTERIES TOUR. I LOVE IT. WE HAVE ONE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU. I SAW SO MANY PICTURES OF YOU WITH THE SAUSAGES THERE. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE OUT OF THE CREW? OH, THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. I, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY THE BRATWURST IS MY FAVORITE, BUT THEY’RE ALL GOOD. THEY’RE ALL TASTY TOO, ACTUALLY. SO THAT’S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT GOING TO AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD. I RESEARCH FOOD, SO I DID ALSO TRY THE BACON ON A STICK THAT YOU CAN GET AT THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS GAME. AND THAT WAS GREAT. SO THAT’S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS. WHAT A LIFE. WHAT A COOL JOB YOU HAVE THERE DAVID. WE DO HAVE A LINK TO YOUR BOOK ON WISN.COM RIGHT NOW. IT’S WISN.COM/LINKS. DAVID, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY AND GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT YOUR BOOK. THAN
‘The Sausage Race Chase’: Children’s book set at American Family Field
Milwaukee’s famous Racing Sausages star in a new mystery
Updated: 12:32 PM CDT Oct 29, 2025
If you’ve ever been to a Brewers game, you know the Racing Sausages are a huge part of the fun. But what happens when those famous mascots go missing? That’s the mystery at the heart of a brand new children’s book, “The Sausage Race Chase.” Author David A. Kelly joined 12 News at 11 a.m. to tell us all about this Milwaukee-themed adventure.
MILWAUKEE —
If you’ve ever been to a Brewers game, you know the Racing Sausages are a huge part of the fun. But what happens when those famous mascots go missing? That’s the mystery at the heart of a brand new children’s book, “The Sausage Race Chase.” Author David A. Kelly joined 12 News at 11 a.m. to tell us all about this Milwaukee-themed adventure.