Mr.Ball An Eggcellent Adventure

Mr. Ball adopts what he takes to be an extraordinary pet, and the misunderstanding that follows drives Michael Townsend's early chapter book. Townsend tells the story in short chapters with comic-style artwork on nearly every page, which is the combination that helps a child move from picture books to longer reading. The humour runs on visual jokes as much as on dialogue, so a reader who stalls on a word can still follow what is funny. Written for roughly five to eight year olds, it holds up read alone or shared aloud. Built around: • Short chapters paced for newly independent readers • Comic-style illustration on most pages • Visual humour that carries past unfamiliar words • A length suited to children aged five to eight For children moving up from picture books and for families reading together, found at Boipoka.