Where Do Balloons Go?: An Uplifting Mystery

A funny, touching picture book about letting go, from the bestselling author-illustrator team behind Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day.

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

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

Where Do Balloons Go? has levels of meaning that will speak to kids and adults. An approachable way to explore feelings about loss and change.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/29/2000
ISBN: 9780060279806
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.93h x 10.33w x 0.39d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 08/18/2000 pg. 121
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2000 pg. 73
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2000 pg. 1280
New York Times 10/15/2000 pg. 31
Beyond the Cover Author Interv 09/01/2000 pg. 10
Time 11/20/2000 pg. 153
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2000 pg. 745
School Library Journal 12/01/2000 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 33 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 33 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 08/18/2000

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 45465 / Where Do Balloons Go? an Uplifting Mystery
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5