The pictures are nice, but a wordless picture book about a dog just is not going to hold my attention. I like Grandpa Green a lot more.

2012 Caldecott WinnerNo words necessary in this short story. Cute Daisy greatly likes her ball. But another dog pops the ball at the park. But the next day the girl and the other dog give Daisy a new ball. All is well. I can see a kid saying "again" at the end of this book :)

Daisy loves her red ball. She plays and sleeps with it, treasuring it like any dog would their favorite toy. On one fateful day, Daisy and his human visit the park with his beloved red ball in tow. But when another dog comes along wanting to play, misfortune strikes and Daisy is left heart-broken and without her cherished ball. A story that carries a heartwarming message within its wordless pages, A Ball for Daisy is anything but simple. The colorful and eye-catching artwork carries the story al...

A Ball For Daisy is a Caldecott Award Winning book that falls in the genre wordless picture book.Summary:This wordless picture book is about a dog named Daisy using the illustrations to convey the story and portraying the emotions that the dog feels about a particular red ball.Critique:A) The arrangement of the illustrations engage the reader in how the author may go to a full page spread to picture clips. It feels like you are watching a movie in slow motion where you put the story together you...

As a wordless picture book, Chris Raschka's A Ball for Daisy is sweetly expressive, and I do much appreciate and heartfully enjoy the simplicity of the featured "text" (in other words, even as someone who for the most part, who generally, finds written narrative much more easily understood and fathomed than illustrated pictorial images, I have indeed been able to figure out the entire storyline of A Ball for Daisy without difficulty, without any type of comprehension issues whatsoever, without t...

This is a wordless picture book about a white dog who loves her red ball. A brown dog starts to play with the white dog's ball and accidentally pops it. The brown dog's owner makes the situation right and replaces the popped ball with a new blue one. The white dog is happy again.Update: I am changing my four star to a five star. My two year loves this book and is always wanting me to "read" this to her. I appreciate the large brush strokes and simple story that a toddler can enjoy.

Chris Raschka's A Ball for Daisy was given this year's Caldecott award for the best children's picture book of the last year. Once again (I'm getting to be a curmudgeon) I find the award-winner unworthy of the award. If there is such a thing as a sentimental post-modern picture book, this is it. Daisy has a red ball, which she plays with and obviously loves. When at the park another dog plays too roughly and the ball deflates Daisy is bereft. But when she goes again to the park the other dog has...

Daisy dog loves her red ball more than anything. She plays with it and naps with it and takes it to the park. That's a mistake, though, because another dog likes her red ball, too, and he runs away with it. When Daisy tries to get it back, her beloved ball bursts. Daisy is devastated. Will she ever be happy and playful again?I'll say it up front: I'm not a fan of Chris Raschka's illustrations. I can't really pinpoint why; there's just something about his style that doesn't appeal to me. It's...u...

A cute wordless story for all to enjoy. I will say I don’t like the artwork, but I am amazed at how minimal his brush strokes are and how we can tell what it is immediately. That’s impressive. Daisy loves her ball and Daisy loses her ball. That is pretty much the story. It is cute.The niece empathized with Daisy. She had a little story with him. She gave this 3 stars. The nephew loved the little dog. He understands about losing something important as he can’t keep up with his important things ev...

Daisy the dog loves her red ball. She plays with it, cuddles with it and takes it to the dog park to chase it. While at the park playing with her red ball, a larger, brown dog joins the fun. Daisy chases after the brown dog to get her ball back when the red ball pops. Daisy is very sad over the loss of her toy. When next they go to the dog park, however, Daisy's sadness turns to joy. The owner of the brown dog has brought Daisy a new blue ball. Soon the dogs are chasing the blue ball. When the p...

A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka is a wordless picture book intended for ages three to seven (Preschool to 2nd). It vividly depicts the adventures Daisy and her ball. It clear that for Daisy this is more than just a ball, this is her best friend. Wordless picture books are always great for reluctant and beginning readers. They enable the readers to tell the story from their point of view, and help the instructor grasp their comprehension methods. For the preschool age group this is a great way

I have to admit I've never been much of a fan of Chris Raschka's artwork. I also have to admit that this wordless story about making amends for accidents is cute, and there are some awfully cute illustrations of the dog in it. But to give it a Caldecott? I don't know. I like it, but not that much. Still, pre-schoolers should find it enchanting, I'm sure.

A Ball for Daisy is a wordless picture book which won the Caldecott medal in 2012. I fell in love with this book upon my first reading, but that could have to do with the fact that I have dogs myself and consider myself a "dog person". This is the story of a dog named Daisy that has a toy she loves completely. One of my favorite parts shows Daisy cozy up to her ball to sleep near it. She and her person go to the park to play, and another dog plays with the ball and it breaks. The rest of the sto...

This wordless picture book tells the story of Daisy and her bouncy red ball. It also captures many emotions and captures a moment of great friendship.My son has is starting to love wordless books just as much as I do. He worked up an elaborate somewhat silly story to pair with Raschka's simple but lively illustrations.

Absolutely darling wordless picture book about super cute dog Daisy, who loves her red ball... until it pops! Will she find a new best friend, er, ball? I think many children will be able to relate to the idea of having a favorite toy, and some will know how it feels when you have to transfer that affection to something else.

The pictures were easy to follow to tell the story. However, it could use a few words to clarify some instances.

Enjoyable for a mostly wordless book. The illustrations are cute and convey a lot of feeling. The only issue I really took with the book is that Daisy is just as happy with a replacement ball, granted, she is a dog and probably doesn't notice that it is a different color ball, but she would notice that it didn't smell the same. Anyone with kids has probably had the experience of trying to replace a favorite toy. I remember when my daughter lost her favorite teddy. I bought the exact same kind on...

"A Ball for Daisy" is a wordless picture book that tells the story of a plucky black-and-white dog named Daisy, and the grief she experiences over the loss of her most precious object: a bouncy red ball. The ball is destroyed when another dog steals it away from her at the park and accidentally breaks it. Author and illustrator Chris Raschka uses broad brushstrokes and watercolors to tell Daisy's story. Without using a single word, the illustrations both establish Daisy's personality and convey

A Ball for Daisy is a simple, sweet, joyous wordless picturebook.Although the story is simple, it is extremely evocative. I could feel every single emotions that Daisy was feeling!The illustration style is not necessarily my favorite but certainly very expressive. I especially appreciated Chris Raschka's use of color to convey emotions.

This is the first time I've enjoyed illustrations by Chris Raschka. So expressive - no words necessary for sure! I loved how at first we didn't see the people's heads while the dog was concentrating on its ball, but when the ball was lost, the people became more interesting. And the theme about recovering from a loss and keeping your eyes open for a new opportunity extends far beyond 'oh no, that was my smelly scuffed old red ball and a new blue one won't satisfy." The ppl in "Knuffle Bunny Too:...