Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> Haven't you ever wondered ...<> < p=""> < blockquote=""> Where do balloons go< br=""> when you let them go free?< br=""> It can happen by accident.< br=""> It happened to me. < p=""> <> < p=""> Do they tango with airplanes?< br=""> Or cha-cha with birds?< br=""> Can plain balloons read< br=""> balloons printed with words?< br=""> <> < lockquote=""> < p=""> <> < p=""> When one little boy accidentally lets go of his balloon, his imagination takes him on its journey. <> < p=""> Jamie Lee Curtis's gentle and humorous exploration of the joys and perils of a balloon's life is whimsically brought to life by Laura Cornell's illustrations. From the best-selling author-illustrator team of < i=""> Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day<> comes another delightful mystery about letting go.<> < p=""> Includes cool reusable stickers and two play areas <>
Review
and#8220;Mabel blows a bubble that envelops her baby brother, gently wafting him all over the village, causing shock and excitement among the population. Chrysta and Greville Gribble, Tybal and his mother Sybil, the crabby Copples, feeble Mrs. Treeble and Canon Dapple come up with an improbable plan to catch the bubbled baby. Meanwhile, mischievous rebel Abel bursts the bubble with his slingshot and the villagers gallantly come to the rescue by catching him in a quilt. The action moves with breathless frenzy. Mahy is a master at creating verse that is as light and airy as the babyand#8217;s bubble. Filled with lovely Briticisms, alliterative nonsense words, double, triple and internal rhymes, itand#8217;s meant to be read aloudand#8212;and#8216;Again!and#8217;and#8212;and will lead both breathless readers and listeners to delighted giggles. The text floats across the pages in waves and arcs, and Dunbarand#8217;s joyous watercolor-andand#8211;cut-paper illustrations are wonderfully expressive, a visual treat moving apace with the text. A frothy, effervescent gift.and#8221;and#8212;Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review and#8220;Bubble, bubble, tongue-twisting trouble! When Mabel blows a bubble, it causes a bit of troubleand#8212;in the inimitable Mahy way. The rhythm and rhyme of her newest exuberant offering has echoes of the and#8216;bibble-bubble-babbleand#8217; of her older 17 Kings and 42 Elephants (rev. 9/87) with added tongue-stumbling internal rhymes to keep even the most accomplished storyteller on her toes. Little Mabeland#8217;s bubble surrounds Baby and takes him on an adventure of amazing heights. The whole town is alarmed as the bobbling bubble floats farther astray, but happy Baby is comfortably enthralled with his birdand#8217;s-eye view of the commotion. Dunbarand#8217;s cut-paper and watercolor full-page illustrations are entirely faithful to the lively tale. Every little detail of this raucous story is depicted in the dramatic spreadsand#8212;a good thing, as the words are a pleasant stretch for lap listeners. Who wouldnand#8217;t love the sound of nefarious, cavorting, grapple, and the like tripping off the readerand#8217;s tongue? The suspense builds in both words and pictures, and little onesand#8217; eyes will be as round as the bubble. Read this aloud and expect a lot of giggles and calls for a repeat performance. It will take a few readings to get through without stumbling, but that only adds to the fun.and#8221;and#8212;Horn Book, STARRED review and#160; and#8220;A truckload of trouble and mountains of mayhem ensue when young Mabel blows a bubble that enfolds her baby brother and carries him aloft. He is pursued by his frantic mother and sister, and#8216;crumpled Mr. Copple and his wife,and#8217; and#8216;feeble Mrs. Threeble,and#8217; and#8216;Greville Gribble,and#8217; the chapel choir, and other townsfolk. The text floats in waves along with the bouncing baby across the energetic watercolor and cut-paper spreads. Dressed in stripes and plaids, nightshirts and jogging suits, the crowd sprints along through backyards and gardens, gesticulating wildly as the smiling infant floats by. Eventually, the rescuers form a human ladder to reach him. But Abel, and#8216;a rascal and a rebel,and#8217; performs a dastardly deed with his slingshot and the people watch in horror as the baby plummets through the air. It takes three page turns for readers to reach the delightful resolution of this perilous predicament. There is no mistaking the babyand#8217;s happy landing as his smiling face and waving arms and feet fill the spread. This tale, with its over-the-top silliness, is a storyhour gem. And with some practice, the rhyme, alliterative phrases, and names will fall trippingly off the tongue. Fabulous fun!and#8221;and#8212;School Library Journal, STARRED review and#160; and#8220;Mahy is clearly in love with language here, as she offers a text that flounces and bounces like the baby in the bubble. . . . Children will find their ears perking up at the tongue-twisting text, and they may become word lovers, too, after listening to this.and#8221;and#8212;Booklist and#160; and#8220;An ebullient cocktail of sweetness and absurdity. . . . Readers-aloud will have as much fun as listeners with this frothy confection, so get ready to let that baby bounce.and#8221;and#8212;The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Synopsis
Jamie Lee Curtis's gentle and humorous exploration of the joys and perils of a balloon's life is whimsically brought to life by Laura Cornell's illustrations. From the best-selling author-illustrator team of Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day comes a delightful story about letting go.
When one little boy accidentally lets go of his balloon, his imagination takes him on a journey...
Where do balloons go
when you let them go free?
It can happen by accident.
It happened to me.
Synopsis
Haven't you ever wondered ...
Where do balloons go
when you let them go free?
It can happen by accident.
It happened to me. Do they tango with airplanes?
Or cha-cha with birds?
Can plain balloons read
balloons printed with words?
When one little boy accidentally lets go of his balloon, his imagination takes him on its journey.
Jamie Lee Curtis's gentle and humorous exploration of the joys and perils of a balloon's life is whimsically brought to life by Laura Cornell's illustrations. From the best-selling author-illustrator team of Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day comes another delightful mystery about letting go.
Includes cool reusable stickers and two play areas!
Synopsis
In this thoughtful, comforting book by the actress-turned-author, a child wonders about what happens to a balloon that is let go, just as a parent would wonder about what might happen to a child once he or she leaves home.
Synopsis
Withand#160;a poetic, rhyming and#160;text, a silly story, and cheerfuland#160;artwork, this Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winning picture book is a must-have for paperback collections.and#160;A perfect read-aloudand#160;for story time from internationally acclaimed author Margaret Mahy.
Synopsis
andlt;add starandgt; "Read this aloud and expect a lot of giggles and calls for a repeat performance."and#8212;Horn Book, starred review Little Mabel blew a bubble, and it caused a lot of trouble . . . When little Mabeland#8217;s bubble gets away from her, itand#8217;s her baby brother who gets into trouble. Soon heand#8217;s floating out of the house, above the fence, and all over town! Itand#8217;s up to Mabel, Mother, and the rest of the townspeople to get him safely back down. Who knew that so much trouble could come from one little bubble?
About the Author
Jamie Lee Curtis is a critically-acclaimed and best-selling author. Her most recent book,
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day enjoyed an extraordinary nine weeks on the
New York Times best-seller list. It has sold over 750,000 copies to date. Other best-selling titles include
Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born And
When I Was Little: A Four-Year Old?s Memoir Of Her Youth. All of Curtis? picture books have been illustrated by the acclaimed artist, Laura Cornell. Her fourth book,
Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery will be published in September 2000.
Curtis has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, and Trading Places with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd for which she earned a British Film Academy award for Best Supporting Actress. Most recently Jamie starred in Halloween: H2O, which was the 20 year sequel to Halloween, ?the now classic film which first brought her to the attention of audiences worldwide. Other memorable leading film role performances include A Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures, Virus, Dominick And Eugene, Blue Steel, My Girl, My Girl Ii, Forever Young, Mother?s Boys, House Arrest and Love Letters.
In television, Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the acclaimed sitcom Anything But Love which earned her both a Golden Globe and People?s Choice Award, as well as TNT?s adaptation of the Wendy Wasserstein play The Heidi Chronicles which also earned her a Golden Globe nomination. More recently, Jamie starred in the CBS telefilm Nicholas? Gift for which she received an Emmy nomination.
Curtis began her Hollywood career in 1977 when she signed on as a contract player with Universal Studios. She was a regular on the television series Operation Petticoat when she was cast in Halloween. That role lead to subsequent roles in Prom Night, Terror Train and The Fog.
Jamie Lee Curtis is the mother of Annie and Thomas. She has been married for 16 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.