Helen Plum Library

Carried aloft by a red balloon, Frank the frog is excited at first by the idea of traveling around the world but soon wants to go home. Includes both parents' and children's pages that facilitate reading together

When an orange balloon floats over her world of green and gray, Mathilda the sheep realizes that she can be more than she is, and sets out to convince the rest of the flock that anything is possible

Abandoned after a birthday party, Balloon is beginning to droop when Kite comes by and invites him to join her for an adventure, spinning and playing among the clouds

A shy bird wants to become friends with a bear, but the bear already has a friend--a big, red balloon

Altoona Baboona travels the world in her hot air balloon

"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--

When Pip the mouse floats off with Otto the robot's balloon, Otto and Zee the Bee go to the rescue

"Owl has a red balloon and Monkey wants it, but Owl does not want to share. So Monkey tries to find something to trade for the balloon"--

When Lars, the little polar bear, finds a lost puffin and a hot-air balloon, he believes his dream of flying may finally come true

A shy elephant loves ten balloons with all her heart and does everything to protect them, but when they blow away one day, she rediscovers the support of the friends who have been there all along