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Sanders, Rob

Ball & Balloon

40 pp. | McElderry | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-2562-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-2563-7
(2) PS Illustrated by Helen Yoon. With swoops and swirls, a helium-filled blue Balloon shows off for an envious earthbound red Ball. The despondent Ball mopes--until a young "someone" begins to roll, bounce, and throw Ball across the playground. Disregarded Balloon feels "a bit deflated," so Ball generously leaves the playground fun to commiserate. Wordplay abounds in this otherwise minimal story (both text and art) of envy and competition, empathy and acceptance.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

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