BALLy the Amazing Wonderball

Jordan Morris

Book - 2025

"BALLy the Amazing Wonderball is about to go on stage. But when he hears his audience is made up entirely of dogs, BALLy gets a bad case of stage fright. With the red rubber ball's every bounce and roll, the dogs get more and more... interested. Will this be BALLy's last act? Narrated by the show's harried emcee, BALLy the Amazing Wonderball is a performance within a picture book, one that sets the stage for big laughs and a place in reader's hearts."--

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Subjects
Genres
Children's stories
picture books
Picture books
Fiction
Livres d'images
Romans
Published
Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Jordan Morris (author)
Item Description
"Text and illustrations ©2025 Jordan Morris"--Copyright page.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Issued also in electronic format
ISBN
9781525312625
Contents unavailable.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

A theatrical performance goes to the dogs, literally. An unseen announcer lets the star of the show know that there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the performance has sold out! The bad news? The entire audience is made up of canines. This wouldn't be a problem if that star weren't BALLy, an actual ball with big, expressive eyes. When BALLy refuses to go on, the announcer makes every dog in the audience sign a contract vowing not to "chase, bite, lick or excessively sniff" the star. Satisfied, BALLy performs a series of spins and rolls, much to the dogs' excitement. Unfortunately, Sprinkles the Dalmatian comes out of nowhere and upends the performance. Can the show go on? Probably not, after the announcer is revealed to be…a squirrel. The read-aloud qualities of Morris' text are abundant, certain to deeply amuse all those who have ever tried to reason with a dog of their own ("DROP IT.Droooop it"). Morris' deft mixed-media collages perfectly convey the overenthusiasm of the pooches, as well as BALLy's own subtle shifts in mood. Adult readers will also appreciate the multitude of tiny humorous details, like BALLy's fan mail and the fine print on the dog contract. Dog lovers and theater fans unite at last with this bouncy bevy of delights.(Picture book. 3-6) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.