Ball

by John Hutton MD, Sarah Jones (Illustrator)

Overview

Dedicated to simple yet developmentally stimulating icons and experiences of childhood, this series encourages children to have fun discovering their world through real experiences rather than through screen-based media.   From baseballs to beach balls, and every kind in between, the ball is a beloved shape to children. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936669424
Publisher:	blue manatee press
Publication date:	04/08/2016
Series:	Baby Unplugged Series
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Dr. John Hutton is a pediatrician, author, and owner of the award-winning blue manatee children's bookstore in Cincinnati, OH. He lives in Cincinnati, OH.
Sarah Jones is an artist and author. Her first book, Orange Triangle Fox, received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly and a Gold Mom's Choice award in 2014. She lives in Cincinnati, OH.

Editorial Reviews

"These books work on so many levels, with poetry to hear, pictures to talk about, and a powerful message. They give children just the sort of delightful and mind-expanding experiences they need, while leading parents to see the child’s world through a creative and joyful lens. Wonderful medicine for an overly electronic age!” —Dr. Robert Needlman, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and cofounder, Reach Out and Read



"Baby Unplugged by blue manatee press is a series of books created to get back to basics. Where the only sort of entertainment you need is your imagination. No screen time necessary. A simple concept, but one that we seem to forget amidst the hustle and bustle of our busy lives.” —Jenn Auer, Jersey Family Fun blog


"In this energetic addition to the Baby Unplugged line, Hutton deploys an appropriately bouncy series of rhymes to celebrate balls of every shape, size, and type . . . Jones’s carefully detailed, warmly appealing images switch up the settings from page to page." —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2016-06-22
A whole host of children presents a whole host of balls in this new installment in the Baby Unplugged series.There are so many kinds of balls in this little board book. Big ball, shiny ball, game ball, plain ball, spot ball. And not all are necessarily balls. Some are round objects, like the snowball and the clay ball or the blueberry that is a "tiny ball." Some balls are verb balls, like the "throw ball, / catch ball, / go ball, / fetch ball!" There is even a gotcha! ball that's "not ball"—it's a cube! And all these balls are being played with by an equally eclectic group of children. African-American, Asian, brown-skinned, and blond and brunette white children are all represented here in illustrations that are charming and clear but not particularly artful. It feels as though both author and illustrator are trying so hard to include so much that they've almost forgotten to have fun. It's reminiscent of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish but without the spark that turns an OK book into a timeless classic. Best suited for young children who are already quite verbal. A sweet but not essential book. (Board book. 2-3)

Kirkus Reviews