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Johnson, Angela

The Day Ray Got Away

40 pp. | Simon | September, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-689-87375-1 $16.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Luke LaMarca. Terse and hard-boiled, this story of a parade balloon named Ray who makes a break for freedom lies somewhere between picture book noir and mock crime report. Suspense is created as we catch mere glimpses--an eye here, a patch there--of Ray. The story's theme is both subversive and (literally) uplifting. Bright illustrations celebrate roundness and buoyancy.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2010

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