Citation: Churchill, V., & Fuge, C. (2001). Sometimes I like to curl up in a ball. New York, N.Y.: Sterling Pub. 
Age: 0-8
Grade: PreK – 1
Description: Churchill’s Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball follows around a little wombat as he spends a day doing all of his favorite things. He runs, plays, jumps, and eventually ends his day curling up and going to sleep.
Uses: Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball is a useful text for preschool or toddler storytimes. Librarians and teachers can read the text, and then invite children to do the activities along with the wombat. The animal character, illustrations, and rhyming will help children become engrossed in the story as it is read aloud. The librarians can read the story, and then get the group of children to move afterward, or children can be invited to move along with the wombat in the story.
Review Sources: Roback, D., Brown, J. M., Britton, J., & Zaleski, J. (2001). Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball (Book Review). Publisher’s Weekly, 248(42):70.
Pitard, S., Jones, T., Toth, L., Charnizon, M., Grabarek, D., Larkins, J. (2002). Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball (Book Review). School Library Journal, 48(1):96.
Tags: animals, active play