The Little Girl and the Balloon


Book Description

The Little Girl and the Balloon is a magical story about believing in our dreams and never letting them go. It tells the tale of a little girl who lives in a big city. The little girl is a happy child, full of ideas and dreams, but in the big, tumultuous city, she sometimes feels a little lonely. Until she finds a friend: a magical green balloon that teaches her the true meaning of friendship and loyalty.




Please Bring Balloons


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Every day can be an adventure. Especially if you bring balloons. Ever wondered what it would be like to ride a carousel right off its platform? As Emma discovers, all it takes is a handful of balloons and a very kind polar bear to show you the way. This soaring story of friendship, between a carousel bear and the little girl who noticed him, will take readers to the arctic and back—in time for bedtime, of course—and remind them anything is possible. Even flying.




The Girl with the Red Balloon


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Sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum time-travels to 1988 East Berlin, where she meets members of an underground guild who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the wall, and learns that someone is using dark magic to change history.




Three Magic Balloons


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Julianna Margulies presents this story her father wrote for her and her sisters when they were children. Saturdays at the Children’s Zoo with their father always end the same way for Ariel, Miranda, and Jane: he offers them money for a treat, but they instead choose to buy food for the animals. On this particular Saturday, a mysterious balloon man gives them a small reward for their kindness—one balloon each, to be tied to their bedposts that night. Soon they find that the balloons bring them more magic than they could ever have imagined. For readers who love the magic and wonder in Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.




The Lost (and Found) Balloon


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Where do balloons go when you let them loose? Find out in this whimsical, imaginative tale, winner of the General Mills Spoonful of Stories contest. Molly O’Doon ties a note to her red balloon, lets it loose, and off it goes on a buoyant adventure. Who will answer Molly’s letter? Someone in a different state or a faraway country? Or maybe, a new friend much closer than she could ever imagine. The Lost (and Found) Balloon is the winner of the 5th annual Cheerios® New Author Contest. Selected from more than 8,000 entries by a team of editors, teachers, librarians, and General Mills staff, The Lost (and Found) Balloon will also appear in a bilingual (English/Spanish) mini-paperback edition in 1.5 million specially marked boxes of Cheerios.




My Red Balloon


Book Description

A girl begins a happy bus outing with her beautiful red balloon, but is crestfallen when her balloon suddenly flies away. But the bus driver and a bear on board come gallantly to her rescue.




The Balloon Tree


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“Don’t worry,” said Princess Leora’s father just before he left for the tournament. “If anything goes wrong, release a bunch of balloons from the castle tower. Wherever I am, I will see them and come home right away.” Now, something is wrong—very wrong. Princess Leora’s grumpy uncle, the Archduke, wants to be king, and the very first thing he does is pop every balloon in the kingdom. Princess Leora is afraid, but she doesn't give up. If she can find just one whole balloon, the kingdom will be saved!




You Can't Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery


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Two parallel stories of a little girl visiting the famous art museum and her lost yellow balloon's trip through Washington, D.C., make for an inventive visual journey sure to intrigue readers of all ages




Emily's Balloon


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A little girl's new friend is round, lighter than air, and looks like the moon at night.




Balloon Bridges


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If you're looking for a way to explain what happens when the ones we love die, this is book is for you. This is a story of loss and love and how we can take a simple message conveyed on a balloon to help us grief and understand in way that brings us peace and love. Written by Alexis Orate to honor her niece "Bridges" who passed away from dress syndrome and illustrated by Lily Olteanu to honor her sons by using the resting place as the setting of the story.