A Ball for Daisy
Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott MedalThis New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when her favorite ball is...
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Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott MedalThis New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when her favorite ball is destroyed by a bigger dog. In the tradition of his nearly wordless picture book Yo! Yes?, Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka explores in pictures the joy and sadness that having a special toy can bring. Raschka's signature swirling, impressionistic illustrations and his affectionate story will particularly appeal to young dog lovers and teachers and parents who have children dealing with the loss of something special.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780375858611
Publish date: 10-05-2011
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Edition language: English
This wordless story still manages to convey a wealth of emotions from joy to sorrow to contentment as we watch a dog with his favorite toy. Caldecott Award 2012.
This cute, wordless story about a dog and her favorite ball is a perfect book for small kids to read by themselves or with an adult whose English reading skills aren't so great. Or for parents and kids who like to make up their own words for stories!