From beach balls and baseballs to soccer balls, basketballs, and even gumballs, Love Is a Ball is a bright and bouncy tribute to one of childhood's favorite toys. With lively rhymes and playful illustrations, Amy Novesky and Sara Gillingham capture the movement, energy, and delight that a ball brings to everyday life.
Whether shared during playtime, story time, or bedtime, this charming board book encourages active play, imagination, and connection. Like the beloved Love Is a Tutu and Love Is a Truck, it pairs simple language with stylish artwork in a format that parents and toddlers will return to again and again.
A wonderful gift for energetic toddlers, and anyone who knows that some of life's greatest joys begin with a ball.
Collect all the Love Is books: Love Is a Tutu, Love Is a Truck, Love Is a Ball, and Love Is a Puppy.
Amy Novesky is the award-winning author of numerous books for children, including the beloved Love Is series. Her work has been recognized for its lyrical storytelling and heartfelt celebration of childhood. She lives just north of San Francisco.
Sara Gillingham is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and art director whose distinctive graphic style has delighted young readers around the world. Together they created the charming Love Is books—Love Is a Tutu, Love Is a Truck, Love Is a Ball, and Love Is a Puppy—which celebrate the passions, interests, and everyday joys of young children through simple rhymes and irresistible illustrations. She lives with her family in Vancouver, Canada.