A Balloon for Isabel

A Balloon for Isabel

By Deborah Underwood Illustrated by Laura Rankin

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Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect. More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines,...

Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect.

More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = Trouble

But Isabel isn't going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .
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    Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect. More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines,...

    Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect.

    More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = Trouble

    But Isabel isn't going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .
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    Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect.

    More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = Trouble

    But Isabel isn't going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .

    Details
    • Pages: 32
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Imprint: Greenwillow Books
    • Publication Date: 27th April 2010
    • Trim Size: 8.5 x 11 in
    • Illustration Note: f/c
    • ISBN: 9780061779879
    Reviews

    “Entertainingly told and sweetly satisfying.” — ALA Booklist

    “Authentic dialogue, a touch of humor, and Isabel’s ingenious invention make this tale of desire and determination a keeper.” — School Library Journal

    “Sure to delight even the prickliest of readers.” — Kirkus Reviews

    Author Bio

    Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book!, and Here Comes the Easter Cat and the Caldecott Honor–winning Outside In. She lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella.

    Laura Rankin is the creator of The Handmade Alphabet, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie. She is the illustrator of many other books for children, including A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood. She lives in Easton, Maryland.

    Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect.

    More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Day—everyone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = Trouble

    But Isabel isn't going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .

    • Pages: 32
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Imprint: Greenwillow Books
    • Publication Date: 27th April 2010
    • Trim Size: 8.5 x 11 in
    • Illustrations Note: f/c
    • ISBN: 9780061779879

    “Entertainingly told and sweetly satisfying.” — ALA Booklist

    “Authentic dialogue, a touch of humor, and Isabel’s ingenious invention make this tale of desire and determination a keeper.” — School Library Journal

    “Sure to delight even the prickliest of readers.” — Kirkus Reviews

    Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book!, and Here Comes the Easter Cat and the Caldecott Honor–winning Outside In. She lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella.

    Laura Rankin is the creator of The Handmade Alphabet, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie. She is the illustrator of many other books for children, including A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood. She lives in Easton, Maryland.