Bibliographic Citation: Raschka, Chris. A Ball for Daisy. Schwartz & Wade, 2011. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0375858611.
Format: Hardcover
Awards: Caldecott Medal 2012, New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books (2011)
Age Group: Ages 3-4 Years
Annotation: Daisy is sad because her favorite ball popped, but she gets a delightful present from a friend that cheers her right up.
Reflection: This wordless picture book of brilliant watercolor illustrations conveys the message of the story in a series of pictures. The sequencing of the pictures tells the story of a dog and her favorite toy, a red ball. The dog loves to play with the ball and even sleeps next to her ball. The owner takes the dog for a walk and plays fetch with the ball. While in the park the ball gets caught in the fence but is retrieved by the owner who then throws the ball. Another dog runs after the red ball to fetch it but accidently pops it. The dog is devastated by the loss of something she loves and tries to revive it in the next series of pictures. When the dog realizes that it is broken and the owner throws it away, she hangs her head in sadness. The owner tries to console the dog but she doesn’t cheer up until she goes back to the park and sees that the other dog’s owner has brought a new blue ball. The book ends with the two dogs playing together with the blue ball and her taking the ball back home. This book teaches children the concepts of loss and friendship and can be related to a real child’s life and what they have lost.
Categorization Tags: Dogs, Balls, Juvenile Fiction, Caldecott Medal
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