This is a vintage hardcover book titled "Stop That Ball" by Mike McClintock and Dr. Seuss, published by Random House in 1959. It is a Book Club Edition with illustrations by Siebel. The book is a picture book intended for children aged 2-12 and is a work of fiction in the genre of children's and young adult bedtime stories and nursery rhymes. The book is 9 inches long, 9 inches tall, and 7 inches wide, with a weight of 10 oz.