A Balloon for Isabel

By Deborah Underwood, Laura Rankin

Price: $19.99

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A Balloon for Isabel

By Deborah Underwood, Laura Rankin

Price: $19.99

About the Book

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. . . .

Product Details

ISBN: 9780061779879
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Apr 27, 2010
List price: $19.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 8.850 in (w) x 11.300 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
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BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
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Deborah Underwood

Biography

Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet BookThe 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

Biography

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.

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

About the Book

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. . . .

Product Details

ISBN: 9780061779879
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
On Sale: Apr 27, 2010
List price: $19.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 8.850 in (w) x 11.300 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / General (see also Religious / Christian / Holidays & C
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Deborah Underwood

Biography

Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet BookThe 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

Biography

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.

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

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