In her formative years, Mary Sullivan spent a great deal of time drawing. Though she received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, she considers herself a self-trained illustrator. Ms. Sullivan has shown her work at galleries and coffees shops in Dallas and Austin. She channels her considerable creative energy into projects for Highlights for Children, Scholastic, Innovative Kids, School Zone, Oxford Press U.K., Pearson and many more. Her first picture book for HMH, Ball, was a 2014 Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Cedar Park, Texas. Visit her at marysullivan.com, and follow her on Twitter or Instagram @sullivandraws.
In her formative years, Mary Sullivan spent a great deal of time drawing. She received a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has shown her work in galleries and coffee shops in Dallas and Austin. A freelancer for publishers from Pearson to Scholastic, she lives in Cedar Park, Texas. Visit her website at www.marysullivan.com.
"Illustrator Sullivan makes a hilarious debut as an author by touring the brain of a ball-obsessed dog. . . . It's a paean to the neurotic single-mindedness of dogs, and a brilliant study of boredom." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A humorous portrait of a dog with a one-track mind. . . . A fine choice for independent readers and dog lovers everywhere." --School Library Journal "Deceptively simple little winner for dog lovers." --Kirkus "Everything from the dog's brief encounter with a cat to his extended, ball-centric dream, told in full-page drawings, will make viewers giggle along with the story. Even those who have never had or wanted a dog will find themselves pining for a canine companion with similarly irresistible exuberance." --Booklist "Sullivan deftly captures doggy poses that run the spectrum from ecstasy to dejection. . . this will be a natural decode-alone for kids who are accustomed to parsing pictures, and they'll delight in the ability to read it all themselves." --Bulletin "Ball is one long joke, but a good one. . . . Get this dog a frisbee and a follow-up." --The New York Times Online
"Illustrator Sullivan makes a hilarious debut as an author by
touring the brain of a ball-obsessed dog. . . . It's a paean to the
neurotic single-mindedness of dogs, and a brilliant study of
boredom."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review "A humorous portrait
of a dog with a one-track mind. . . . A fine choice for independent
readers and dog lovers everywhere."
--School Library Journal "Deceptively simple little winner for
dog lovers."
--Kirkus "Everything from the dog's brief encounter with a cat
to his extended, ball-centric dream, told in full-page drawings,
will make viewers giggle along with the story. Even those who have
never had or wanted a dog will find themselves pining for a canine
companion with similarly irresistible exuberance."
--Booklist "Sullivan deftly captures doggy poses that run the
spectrum from ecstasy to dejection. . . this will be a natural
decode-alone for kids who are accustomed to parsing pictures, and
they'll delight in the ability to read it all themselves."
--Bulletin "Ball is one long joke, but a good one. . . . Get
this dog a frisbee and a follow-up."
--The New York Times Online
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