By Cynthia Leitich Smith
Enter to win a signed copy of Ball by Mary Sullivan (Houghton Mifflin, 2013). From the promotional copy:
A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth.
After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck.
Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided game of fetch until naptime’s wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a thousand words in this comic book-style ode to canine monomania.
Ball? Ball.
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Readers gathered to celebrate Ball by Mary Sullivan on May 4 at The Writing Barn in Austin.
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| Mary models Ball. |
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| Juggler adds to the fun! |
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| Authors & illustrators at The Writing Barn sign the walls. |
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| Me (in my new sunglasses) with Mary |
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This looks like it was a lot of fun! Hooray for Mary! And hooray for BALL. Now to find it at my local book shop….:)
Looks like a great time! I wish I could have been there!
Shadow and I play ball at the beach almost every day. Sometimes I throw it out into the water for him to swim after but he's 10 now so he gets tired more easily than he used to. Sometimes I bounce it high on the hard sand and he catches it in on the high bounce with all four feet off the ground. He's quite the gifted athlete, even at his age.
Looks great. I am envious of any writer who also illustrates (or is that an ilustrator who also writes?).
I love the BALL party's swag! This book looks adorable. 🙂
The party looks like it was a ton of fun! And yes, I do play ball with my dog. Did it right after I got home today. 🙂
Yes, please! This book looks SO cute! 🙂 e
The cover, alone, is very funny! Look forward to seeing the whole book!!
The event looks fun just like the book. My dog loves playing ball (just not so good at the bringing back part)
Looks very fun
What a great event. And what a fun concept for a book. It looks terrific. Thanks for running the giveaway.
Ball looks excellent! We have a crazy Jack Russell Terrier who lives to play ball. We put a wooden fence around our big backyard last spring so that we could chuck the ball as hard as possible and she can run her heart out. It doesn't matter how many times in a day you play, she'll always want one more! Thanks for the giveaway!