A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, the baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided-game of fetch until naptime’s wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a thousand words in this comic book style ode to canine monomania. Ball? Ball. AGES: 3 and under AUTHOR: In her formative years, Mary Sullivan spent a great deal of time drawing. She received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has shown her work in galleries and coffee shops in Dallas and Austin. A freelancer for publishers from Pearson to Scholastic, visit her website at www.marysullivan.com. Colour illustrations