Round Like a Ball!

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Round Like a Ball! Maplewood, NJ: Blue Apple Books, 2008.

A guessing game in a book – a great idea. In Round Like a Ball! author/illustrator Lisa Ernst provides small clues to the statement “I’m thinking of something that is…round like a ball.” There is a cut out in each page that shows an increasingly larger portion of the final illustrations. Readers/listeners are given clues like: “has many, many colors;” “it nourishes us;” “is wet and dry;” “is hard and strong;” and “home to us all.”

My littles enjoyed guessing as the book progressed and were so pleased with themselves when they correctly guessed – the earth. They were also quite impressed with the fold out of the end which ends with a spread twice as tall as the book featuring the earth.

Lisa Ernst shows that she understands what children want when looking at a picture book. If you don’t already have a copy in your library, I recommend you pick one up today. Round Like a Ball is available from Amazon. Thanks for using my affiliate link which helps support this children’s literature blog.

What book did you read to students this week that really wowed them?