Review: This is How a Ball Rolls: The Science of Wobbling, Bouncing, Spinning Balls

This is How a Ball Rolls: The Science of Wobbling, Bouncing, Spinning Balls

Author: Heather Tekavec

Illustrator: Suharu Ogawa

Kids Can Press, 2025

ISBN: 9781525309687 (hardcover)
9781525312748 (EPUB)

$21.99 CAD (hardcover)
$15.99 CAD (EPUB)

32 pages

Ages: 5 to 8 years old

I found This is How a Ball Rolls to be a delightful experience that is both informative and engaging. Each page spread features a different type of ball, facts about the ball, and vocabulary about its look, movement, and games you can play. Its diverse cast of unique characters and details repeat page to page, making it easy to spend time lingering over the simple and colorful artwork. One of my favourite details of the book is that before you turn the page, there is a little hint about what ball will be discussed on the next page. I can see this especially being a fun guessing game during story time readings! Paired with some real-life versions of the balls featured, there is a lot of potential for memorable and educational reading with this title.