{"product_id":"ball-ball-ball-kelley-donner-9781733959537","title":"Ball! Ball! Ball!: A picture book to inspire sensory awareness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe no.1 new release on Amazon.com in Special Needs Children's Health (June 2019 - Paperback), debut author and illustrator Kelley Donner's heartwarming picture book Ball  Ball  Ball  is about a boy with autism and his fascination with all things round. The first in the Happy Heads series, it focuses on sensory awareness and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom enthusiastically points out any object he can find that resembles a ball. From peas to balloons, Tom learns that \"balls\" can be smooth or squishy, can pop, and even have different temperatures. A delightfully, uplifting sensory story, Ball  Ball  Ball  shows that even love can appear in the shape of a ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelley Donner has worked as an educator for over twenty years in various settings across the US, Germany, and the UK. She currently works full-time as a writer\/illustrator and is a mother to three sons. As an advocate for children with special needs and autism, she strongly believes that all children need representation in literature, especially picture books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book in the Happy Heads Series tells the story of one child with special needs and\/or autism and his or her individual challenges and triumphs. Ball  Ball  Ball  is about Tom, a young exuberant boy with autism who speaks only a few words and is fascinated with round objects. This is Tom's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are interested in using Ball  Ball  Ball  in your special education classroom, see Kelley's website kelleydonner.com for more information, such as a blog article about a visit she made to a special education classroom in a primary school in London along with fun sensory tie-in activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley Donner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173395953X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733959537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley Donner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Kelley Donner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940901650687,"sku":"9781733959537","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2011d4ac-c15f-4e7c-93fd-f5f941377ccf.jpg?v=1681449812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ball-ball-ball-kelley-donner-9781733959537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}