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Galbraith, Bree

Once upon a Balloon

32 pp. | Orca | October, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4598-0324-4 $19.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant. When Theo's balloon flies away, his older brother tells him that "all lost balloons end up in Chicago" (i.e., the Windy City) where balloon "custodian" Frank gathers them up. The mythology around Frank, who longs to retire but can't find someone to take over, is interesting but somewhat overelaborate (readers may want to get back to Theo); the multimedia art is imaginative.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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