Stop the Ball!
Duck kicks the ball but it flies over the net—where’s it gone? BOOM into the tree, SPLAT in the puddle, DOOGA DOOGA under the bench.

Duck runs, Owl runs, Spider runs, Dog runs—they all run after the ball. Until KERSPLASH it lands in the pool. Uh-oh, there’s a crocodile in the water. It’s too late to stop the ball! Or is it?

Susanne Strasser’s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. This funny, energetic game takes an unexpected turn after the ball lands in the pool—and ends with a goal, of course.

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Stop the Ball!
Duck kicks the ball but it flies over the net—where’s it gone? BOOM into the tree, SPLAT in the puddle, DOOGA DOOGA under the bench.

Duck runs, Owl runs, Spider runs, Dog runs—they all run after the ball. Until KERSPLASH it lands in the pool. Uh-oh, there’s a crocodile in the water. It’s too late to stop the ball! Or is it?

Susanne Strasser’s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. This funny, energetic game takes an unexpected turn after the ball lands in the pool—and ends with a goal, of course.

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Stop the Ball!

Stop the Ball!

Stop the Ball!

Stop the Ball!

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Overview

Duck kicks the ball but it flies over the net—where’s it gone? BOOM into the tree, SPLAT in the puddle, DOOGA DOOGA under the bench.

Duck runs, Owl runs, Spider runs, Dog runs—they all run after the ball. Until KERSPLASH it lands in the pool. Uh-oh, there’s a crocodile in the water. It’s too late to stop the ball! Or is it?

Susanne Strasser’s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages. This funny, energetic game takes an unexpected turn after the ball lands in the pool—and ends with a goal, of course.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798765689158
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/03/2026
Pages: 24
Product dimensions: 8.75(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Age Range: 6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Susanne Strasser studied communication design and illustration in Munich and London. She is the author and illustrator of many successful picture books, including this best-selling series of board books about animal friends. She lives with her family in Munich.

Susanne Strasser studied communication design and illustration in Munich and London. She is the author and illustrator of many successful picture books, including this best-selling series of board books about animal friends. She lives with her family in Munich.
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