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Mathilda And The Orange Balloon (2010)

by Randall de Sève(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061726850 (ISBN13: 9780061726859)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Balzer + Bray

review 1: Mathilda’s world is small, only a few things in it: gray skies, green grass, green barn, gray stones, and gray sheep. It was all ok, until she saw the bright orange balloon float past. Then all she wanted to be was an orange balloon herself. First, she made herself as round as the balloon. The hardest part is turning herself orange. The other sheep offer up ideas of things that are orange: fierce tigers, the sun, autumn leaves. Mathilda imagined herself orange and round as hard as she could and suddenly, there she was, a Mathilda-shaped orange balloon. That was when the lives of all of the sheep changed.A wonderful book about the power of dreams and imagination, this book is simple and delightful. De Seve’s writing is straight-forward and plain, offering a wond... moreerful contrast between it and the subject matter. Corace’s illustrations use white space to great advantage, emphasizing the simplicity of Mathilda’s world until imagination enters it. Her sheep have great personality, with winning facial expressions.Bravo for such a creative little book that takes imagination into reality with no hesitation. This will make any sheep story time less gray and more colorful! Appropriate for ages 3-5.
review 2: If you like the books Little Pea, Little Hoot, this one is sure to please (same illustrator and same feel). Why I like this book: go sheep! I love the spunky nature of this sheep and her determination to be something other than well a sheep. Yeah, I like sheep but this one is beyond cute she is imaginative and helps others (sheep) think out side the box. The illustrations are a perfect match to the text. Not good for storytime but every child should read this book before heading to kindergarten. Themes: self realization, colors, ballons, creativity and yeah, balloons. less

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