Get That Ball!
Age 5+
Picture Storybooks Sporting Stories Humorous Stories Football / Soccer
Tom and his gran are playing penalty shoot-out when things go wrong and the ball escapes... Now, wherever it leads
them, from the park to the highstreet and beyond to the depths of the ocean and way up high in the sky, Tom and Gran must "Get that ball!"
Creators
Judy Corbalis (Author)
Judy Corbalis was born and brought up in New Zealand. She later moved to London with her husband the admired sculptor Phillip King, who served as President of the Royal Academy. She trained at RADA, and has worked in TV and fringe and community theatre. Her children's books have been published by Deutsch, Hodder and Scholastic - children love them for their humour and the fact that no character behaves as expected. Judy Corbalis is a graduate of the famous MA course for creative writing at the university of East Anglia. Her novels include Mortmain.
Korky Paul (Illustrator)
Korky Paul was born in Zimbabwe. He has lived in California and Greece as well as Great Britain. He studied at the Californian Institute of Art, Los Angeles, and then began a career as an Art Director in advertising, but found he enjoyed drawing so much he left to illustrate children's books. He is now a successful and well regarded picture book illustrator.
Reviews
Excellent fun with illustrations rich in detail.
BookTrust
