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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: HarperCollins
    Category: Book

    List Price: $16.99
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    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 reviews
    Sales Rank: 63892

    Media: Hardcover
    Edition: Unknown
    Reading Level: Ages 4-8
    Pages: 36
    Number Of Items: 1
    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

    Also Available In:

      • Hardcover - Where Do Balloons Go? : An Uplifting Mystery
      • Audio Download - Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery (Unabridged)
      • Hardcover - Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery
      • Library Binding - Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery

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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 35 more reviews...

    2 out of 5 stars too abstract   March 28, 2009
    A. Anderson (Apple Valley, MN United States)
    I think this book is too abstract for a child. Children enjoy a simple story. I didn't agree with the others who thought the pictures were too busy. Children enjoy nice illustrations and it gives parents plenty to talk about and discuss. I also didn't know what we were supposed to do with the stickers in the back of the book. They didn't seem to fit with any of the other stickers to make anything. Plus you could only put them on the one back page of the book.


    5 out of 5 stars Where do balloons go book   December 28, 2008
    E. Fuss (TX, USA)
    Outstanding way to appreciate loved ones while they are with us and what happens when they are no longer with us. Wonderful reading! One of my children's favorites.


    4 out of 5 stars Great book... okay artwork   December 1, 2008
    Emmly (Midwest)
    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
    justjoansetc
    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
    K. Stepney (Connecticut, USA)
    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.


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