{"product_id":"this-is-a-ball-9780316434379","title":"This Is a Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the giggling masses who love Herv  Tullet's \u003ci\u003ePress Here, \u003c\/i\u003e BJ Novak's \u003ci\u003eThe Book With No Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, and Bill Cotter's \u003ci\u003eDon't Push the Button\u003c\/i\u003e comes an interactive new series  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Books That Drive Kids CRAZY  series offers parents, teachers, and storytellers a hilarious script for fun reading time together. Book 2, \u003ci\u003eThis Is a Ball\u003c\/i\u003e, is a boldly absurd spin-off of concept books, and an audaciously contrarian invitation for readers to practice deadpan delivery: after all, the picture on the cover clearly shows a cube, not a ball. The page that declares a princess is flying a kite at the beach shows an alien holding a balloon in a city...and on and on. \u003ci\u003eWhat is WRONG with this silly book?\u003c\/i\u003e Kids will demand to know--and all readers will be howling with laughter all along the way. With strikingly simple text and art, Books That Drive Kids CRAZY  are ideal picks for emergent readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeck Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-creator of the Books That Drive Kids Crazy series and a mother, primary school teacher, and the creative director\/owner of mybabymoments.com.au. She has worked extensively with children throughout her teaching career and in roles that include before-and-after school care center director, nanny, and youth and children's worker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-creator of the Books That Drive Kids Crazy series and the co-creator of the bestselling Fart Monster picture book series, and has sold more than 100,000 copies of his books abroad. He is also the creative director of HarperCollinsPublishers Australia and New Zealand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They live by the beach in Sydney with their daughter Bonnie and son Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613929935122,"sku":"9780316434379","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebeab81e-f7b2-476b-8ee9-a7f72a3de58d.jpg?v=1732421935","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-is-a-ball-9780316434379","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}