The Fall of the Ball tells the story of Finn and his dog, Charlie. Finn has been given a basketball by his grandparents and he decides to have a go, with help from Charlie. The trouble is Finn is short.

Written in rhyme, the book is for babies to 8-year-olds.

The inspiration for a story about basketball came from a colleague of Arnott’s who commented there were no children’s books about the sport.

Arnott has never played basketball but used to take her children to games and remembers getting immersed in it.

Arnott started writing children’s books when she found out she was going to be a grandmother. She has always written funny ditties and rhyme but never thought she would end up with four books.