The Story of Red Rubber Ball by Constance Levy ... in the illustration that precedes its moment in the spotlight; tiny background details, unrelated to the overall story, should pique children's ...

There’s no better evidence of that than the iconic white ... rubber cement. Then two pieces of horsehide in the shape of the figure ’8′ are hand-stitched with red thread to cover the ball.

THE sweat. The athletic shorts. The sting of getting smacked in the face with a red rubber ball. Aside from the beer drinking, dodgeball for grownups is a lot like the playground variety.