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    Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery
    Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery

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    Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
    Creator: Laura Cornell
    Publisher: Joanna Cotler
    Category: Book

    List Price: $16.99
    Buy Used: $0.54
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    Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 38 reviews
    Sales Rank: 6956

    Media: Hardcover
    Reading Level: Ages 4-8
    Number Of Items: 1
    Pages: 36
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
    Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.5

    ISBN: 006027980X
    UPC: 038332194784
    EAN: 9780060279806
    ASIN: 006027980X

    Publication Date: September 30, 2000
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com Review
    Anyone who has ever let go of a balloon string and watched the bright object go up and up and out of sight will appreciate this whimsical picture book that ponders the age-old question Where Do Balloons Go? This "uplifting mystery"--examined in singsong rhyme by Jamie Lee Curtis and playfully explored with Roz Chast-like illustrations by Laura Cornell--is a new offering from the team behind Today I Feel Silly, When I Was Little, and Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born.

    Where do they go
    when they float far away?
    Do they ever catch cold
    and need somewhere to stay?

    "Do they tango with airplanes? / Or cha-cha with birds? / Can plain balloons read / balloons printed with words?" Cornell's splashy colorful spreads (one which folds out to four full pages) pop with plenty of witty details. One balloon, for example, waits nervously with a suitcase outside the Bates Motel. In a balloon-ridden urban scenario, advertisements promote balloon-friendly services such as "The Detanglers, professionals since 1934." This exuberant book will have you half-believing that balloons are people, too. A page of vinyl reusable stickers in the back can be used on the sky-and-cloud wash on the front endpaper, or the space-scape (complete with comets) on the back endpaper. Next time your child's balloon drifts away, it'll be much easier for him or her to imagine it dancing in Bolivia than caught up in phone wires! (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson

    Product Description

    Haven't you ever wondered ...

    Where do balloons go
    when you let them go free?
    It can happen by accident.
    It happened to me.

    Do they tango with airplanes?
    Or cha-cha with birds?
    Can plain balloons read
    balloons printed with words?

    When one little boy accidentally lets go of his balloon, his imagination takes him on its journey.

    Jamie Lee Curtis's gentle and humorous exploration of the joys and perils of a balloon's life is whimsically brought to life by Laura Cornell's illustrations. From the best-selling author-illustrator team of Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day comes another delightful mystery about letting go.

    Includes cool reusable stickers and two play areas!




    Customer Reviews:   Read 33 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Great book... okay artwork   December 1, 2008
    I loved the book, I just didn't like the artwork. Very busy and messy. My son loves loves balloons but he could barely make them out on the busy pages. I'd definitely get another artist or at least make the artwork cleaner.


    5 out of 5 stars Grandaughter Can't wait to READ it.   October 12, 2008
    She is excited about reading this book after reading silly moods, but is happy to wait so we can read together on next visit.



    5 out of 5 stars Great for someone going away   August 8, 2008
    My favorite teacher at my son's daycare was leaving - going to a new job. I found this book to be a perfect gift for her. I thought it could also represent the balloons as a metaphor for someone going away. Excellent story with beautiful illustrations.


    5 out of 5 stars Great lesson on loss and grief   January 18, 2008
    As an elementary school counselor I used this book to help students cope with grief and loss.


    5 out of 5 stars Jamie Lee Curtis ROCKS!!!!!   January 4, 2007
    I wish there was a way to promote her books more. I bought one of Jamie's earlier books for a little boy a couple years ago. Recently, I was very surprised when his Mother said that it was the only book he enjoyed reading and wanted "Where Do Balloons Go?" for a birthday presnt. This little boy doesn't read very much but spends a lot of time in front of the television or computer, so it was very uplifting to know he realized there is more to life than visuals.


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