A gentle text, perfectly matched with Jane Ray's classic artwork. Sam has a big, bright, red balloon. That is, he does until it blows out the window. But Sam's dad tells him not to be sad, Sam's balloon has gone on an exciting journey across mountains, seas, deserts and rivers, all the way to his grandad Abdulla's house...and now grandad will be happy knowing Sam is thinking of him. The previous edition of this title was shortlisted for the Moth Goose Award and was named Children's Book Foundation Children's Book of the Year. This edition has a bright new cover. "A colourful and affectionate book where the world is made to seem both small and also infinitely various, full of as much exotic detail as any infant could ever imagine." Books for Yo Children

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jane Ray is the Smarties-prize winning illustrator of over 30 books. Nigel Gray is an Irish-born award-winning writer of books for adults and children. He lives in Perth, Western Australia. Bob Graham has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books, including How to Heal a Broken Wing, Max (9780744598278), which won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal, and Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child (9781844284825), which won the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal. He has won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times. He lives in Victoria, Australia.