The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Liniers,

The Big Wet Balloon

40 pp. | Candlewick/TOON | September, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-935179-32-0 $12.95

(1) K-3 Toon Book series. Matilda teaches her little sister Clemmie how to catch raindrops on her tongue, jump in puddles, and search for worms, as pictured in the panels of this early-reader comic. Amidst her excitement, Matilda releases Clemmie's precious red birthday balloon into the sky. It's a tender, accurate depiction of sister dynamics, and Liniers's multihued cartoon drawings capture the siblings' distinct, expressive personalities.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013