A Ball for Daisy
by Chris Raschka
Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Subgenre: Picture Book
Subgenre: Picture Book
Themes: story without word, loss, emotions
Primary and Secondary Characters: Primary - Daisy
Secondary - brown dog, girl
Secondary - brown dog, girl
Award(s): Caldecott Medal (2012)
Date Published: 2011
Publishing Company: Schwartz & Wade Books
Summary: Daisy the dog loves her red ball. She plays and plays with her ball all day long. The girl takes Daisy outside to play. Daisy has a happy day playing with her ball. Then brown dog wants to play with Daisy's ball, pop and the ball is no more. Daisy is very sad, but brown dog has a surprise for Daisy.
How this book could be used to teach students: A Ball for Daisy can be used to teach students how illustrations tell a story. This book can be introduced to very young children that can not read, but can tell the story through it's pictures.
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