The Ball Book: Footballs, Meatballs, Eyeballs, and More Balls by Joshua David Stein, illustrated by Marcus Oakley. PICTURE BOOK. Phaidon, 2019. $17. 9781838660123
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Stein takes us through a wide assortment of balls in his silly book.
Oakley’s spare illustrations may seem odd at first, but they actually work well in this format. At first I didn’t notice that Stein was using slant rhyme in his text – until the pattern become odd and a bit off. Since I was reading out loud over Facetime, the oddities made me stumble – even with practice it would still be a little off. But as a book about balls of all sorts, it is still great fun.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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