Spring 2025

String Ball

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

When a curious kitten encounters its young owner’s string ball craft project, an amazing adventure ensues! The kitten squeezes inside the ball and begins to roll . . . right out the open front door. Yikes! Kitten and ball encounter playful pups, pecking birds, a baby in a carriage, and one very slippery slide. Whee!

In the tradition of Kitten’s First Full Moon and Spot, the Cat, author-illustrator Chris Monroe takes readers on a journey they won’t soon forget in this nearly wordless picture book.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Carolrhoda Books ®
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-05-06
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV002050, JUV001000
Dewey 813.6 [E]
Dimensions 9.25 x 11
Guided Reading Level WB
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Original artwork, and Reviewed

Reviews

Publishers Weekly

“Crafting meets cat curiosity in this purr-fectly elegant, nearly wordless story from Monroe.”—Publishers Weekly

Booklist

“This work of limited words is a fun little adventure of a classically mischievous cat getting into a pickle.”—Booklist

Kirkus Reviews

“Featuring spare visuals yet extravagant in its storytelling, a satisfying tale for impatient kittens everywhere.”—Kirkus Reviews

School Library Journal

“A fun book that requires a sense of story and an attention to detail.”—School Library Journal