Ballyhoo Bay

Welcome to Ballyhoo Bay, where Mira Bella the artist teaches painting and sculpture to grannies and kids. Sun, sea, sand, and sky - what could be more fun?

Until one gray day a billboard goes up, announcing a high-rise building and all kinds of stuff. No more sand or seashells or painting or fun. And absolutely no children and wildlife allowed.

Mira Bella is not one to take this plan lightly. But despite Mira Bella's conviction, can art save Ballyhoo Bay?

Mom's Choice Award winner and E.B. White Read Aloud Award recipient Judy Sierra has created a modern fable for the ages, celebrating art, nature, and community. Derek Anderson's vibrant and buoyant illustrations are as close as you can get to a day at the beach without actually being there.

Come put your toes in the sand at Ballyhoo Beach

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 02/24/2009
ISBN: 9781416958888
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.80w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2008 pg. 1261
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2008
School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 86
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 129653 / Ballyhoo Bay
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5