Balloon
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A sweet and engaging seek-and-find story that follows the ups and downs of a lost balloon.
What’s better than holding onto a brand-new bright orange balloon?
Oh no! What’s worse than accidentally letting go of a bright orange balloon and watching it float up . . . up . . . up into the sky?
In this nearly wordless book, sharp-eyed readers will spot something orange and round in every scene as they join an endearing journey from disappointment to hope to a surprise ending better than they could have imagined. A balloon, seek-and-find play, and a (literally) warm-and-fuzzy ending—who could ask for more?
GENTLE STORY: The world is a noisy and busy place. This warm and welcoming picture book is just right for when children (and parents) just want to relax with a sweet story in a familiar setting with relatable characters. Its gentle message of resilience and optimism shines.
INTERACTIVE READING EXPERIENCE: Within its quiet framework, there is ample room for active engagement—searching each scene for the lost balloon, finding the humorous moments and small side stories. and guessing what might happen next.
WORDLESS BOOKS: For early learners and emerging readers, wordless picture books are wonderful for expanding their imaginations, and becoming more active readers.
Perfect for:Young readers who enjoy seek-and-find booksParents, grandparents, and caregiversTeachers and librarians seeking wordless picture books to shareGift-giving for birthday, baby shower, or holidayFans of picture books like Hot Dog, Every Little Kindness, and Bruce Handy’s What If One Day...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After a bright orange balloon escapes its young owner's grasp amid a flock of pigeons, the brown-skinned child spies evidence of the orb everywhere. With mere punctuation—an exclamation point, an ellipsis, then a question mark each follow the repeating titular word—Handy (There Was a Shadow) effectively establishes the book's simple conceit. Drawings by Kwon (I'm Sorry You Got Mad) visualize the bulk of the largely wordless story, aptly conveying hints of the escaped object as its owner glimpses beckoning round, orange objects across New York City. The digitally colored pen-and-ink artwork has a light and sunny quality that helps foreground varied, half-hidden tangerine-hued objects that supply child and reader alike with an opportunity to guess each object before a page-turn reveal. When the protagonist at last spots something that raises their hopes, their eyes go saucer-like, and an abundance of orange objects, from hula hoops to marigolds, fill a spread. Concluding scenes that show the source of excitement offer a tender close that comes full circle with a single line of dialogue—underscoring the book's subtle emotional arc and sweetly honoring the child's initial loss. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 3–5.
