Ball, Where Do You Go?
Written by Cristina Petit
Illustrated by AntonGionata Ferrari
Published by Valentina Edizioni
32 pages
29,5 x 21,5
Age 4+
All rights available
If we were balls, with our jumps and our bounces, and we were free to go wherever we wanted, where would we go?
A restless little ball dreams of bouncing beyond the limits of playtime and asks: where would I go if I were truly free? Off it springs into a bustling city that looks still but pulses with life and wrong turns that become adventures. It dives onto the underground “caterpillar” train, gliding through tunnels with wide-eyed wonder. It rolls into a museum where silent figures seem to whisper secrets from the walls.
Then—sparkle and salt!—the sea opens up, and the ball floats weightless, imagining wild new identities. Through parks and streets, it zips past skaters, scooters, and families in motion. Its plastic heart skips a beat at the magic words: “Let’s go play ball!” But bravery wobbles in the dark, because even balls share children’s fears.
Lost in the woods, each bounce becomes a clue to what it really longs for. And at the end of its bright, bouncy quest comes the sweetest discovery: the pull of home—and Mom’s call.
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