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brooke_review's review against another edition
3.0
The book, A Ball for Daisy, tells of a dog and her love for her big, red ball. Daisy enjoys playing with her ball and can’t even sleep without it. One day, on a park trip, Daisy learns a lesson about sharing and forgiveness when another dog attempts to play with her ball, only to break it. Daisy is in the doldrums without her favorite toy, but later makes friends with the other dog when the dog’s owner meets Daisy and her owner in the park with a new big, blue ball. Daisy now has a new favorite toy.
The theme of this wordless story - that sharing and forgiveness are some of life’s greatest gifts - is an important one for children to learn. Children can relate to the idea of sharing possessions and interacting appropriately with peers. The focus of the book is on the dog characters and the introduction of only two makes this story suitable for readers who have difficulty distinguishing among many characters. The plot flows smoothly at first, with attention being called to Daisy and her love for her ball; however, one has to carefully analyze the park illustrations to understand the story’s climax. The illustrations of this book are very important, because without them, there would be no story. The use of bold colors to illustrate characters and objects, combined with the use of muted colors to display setting and mood are excellent. The emotion that color and shape can evoke is never more evident than in this book. This Caldecott Medal book is an essential purchase for all libraries.
The theme of this wordless story - that sharing and forgiveness are some of life’s greatest gifts - is an important one for children to learn. Children can relate to the idea of sharing possessions and interacting appropriately with peers. The focus of the book is on the dog characters and the introduction of only two makes this story suitable for readers who have difficulty distinguishing among many characters. The plot flows smoothly at first, with attention being called to Daisy and her love for her ball; however, one has to carefully analyze the park illustrations to understand the story’s climax. The illustrations of this book are very important, because without them, there would be no story. The use of bold colors to illustrate characters and objects, combined with the use of muted colors to display setting and mood are excellent. The emotion that color and shape can evoke is never more evident than in this book. This Caldecott Medal book is an essential purchase for all libraries.
danicamidlil's review against another edition
2.0
Pictures were hard to understand at times. Normally I like Raschka's work but this was especially strange.
ktneil7's review against another edition
3.0
Caldecott #2
A Ball for Daisy, once again, reminded me of my dog, Otis. Otis loved balloons. He would play with one for weeks until it finally ran out of air or he popped it. After it was gone, he would follow me around hoping that I would get another one for him. He moped just like Daisy did after her ball popped. I think A Ball for Daisy does a good job of showing how, in real life, you are going to share your toys with your friends. You can have fun and play with them, but sometimes, a mistake will happen and the toy will be broken. Like Daisy, you can be sad about it, but it is important to not be mad at your friend, it was an accident. At practicum hours this week, the class I was in was watching The Magic School Bus. In the episode, the class was supposed to watch the principals new chicken. The students ended up losing his chicken though and were very worried. They ended up hatching a chick for the principal because they felt bad for losing his chicken. Although he was sad about losing his chicken, he was happy when they gave him the new chick. He also ended up finding his chicken. This also shows that when mistakes are made, you can't get mad about it because it was an accident.
A Ball for Daisy, once again, reminded me of my dog, Otis. Otis loved balloons. He would play with one for weeks until it finally ran out of air or he popped it. After it was gone, he would follow me around hoping that I would get another one for him. He moped just like Daisy did after her ball popped. I think A Ball for Daisy does a good job of showing how, in real life, you are going to share your toys with your friends. You can have fun and play with them, but sometimes, a mistake will happen and the toy will be broken. Like Daisy, you can be sad about it, but it is important to not be mad at your friend, it was an accident. At practicum hours this week, the class I was in was watching The Magic School Bus. In the episode, the class was supposed to watch the principals new chicken. The students ended up losing his chicken though and were very worried. They ended up hatching a chick for the principal because they felt bad for losing his chicken. Although he was sad about losing his chicken, he was happy when they gave him the new chick. He also ended up finding his chicken. This also shows that when mistakes are made, you can't get mad about it because it was an accident.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
Great wordless book about friendship and fun. First read in August of 2011.
juliaheagle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This wordless, Caldecott winning, picture book is well illustrated and designed. With it being wordless it is great for teaching children to draw understanding from picture. It also has a great theme of friendship and making accidents better. The bright colors draw in the readers attention and its seemingly water color illustrations are great.
misscalije's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute and fun pictures. Sorta basic story, and for someone who reads to kids...I can’t. There’s no words.
a_manning11's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations focus on the little dog Daisy, and her love for her little red ball (she likes sleeping next to it). I think children will strongly relate to the sadness when Daisy's ball breaks.
The illustrations by Chris Raschka are beautiful watercolors that use each page differently.
Caldecott Medal Winner 2012.
The illustrations by Chris Raschka are beautiful watercolors that use each page differently.
Caldecott Medal Winner 2012.
zoes_human's review against another edition
4.0
A wordless picture book with charming illustrations that invites children to imagine their own details and has a quality message about replacing things you've broken.
Suitable for ages 3 to 7.
Suitable for ages 3 to 7.