by Ariel Bernstein (Author), Scott Magoon (Illustrator)
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
"Fans of Elephant and Piggie will be right at home with the humor and the repartee." --Kirkus Reviews "Vibrant art and a comical text make this a great pick for storytime." --Booklist Owl and Monkey from I Have a Balloon are back But what happened to Owl's balloon? Find out in this hilarious picture book about making mistakes and finding forgiveness. Owl has a balloon. Monkey has a sock with a star and a perfectly shaped hole. But then Owl asks Monkey to hold his balloon, just for a second. What do you think happens?
POP When Owl returns and asks for his balloon, Monkey offers him everything under the sun...except for the balloon. Can their friendship survive this catastrophe?
Kirkus Reviews praised Owl and Monkey's first adventure,
I Have a Balloon, "This tightly paced narrative soars," in a starred review.
Author Biography
Ariel Bernstein is the author of I Have a Balloon, which received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews and was a Junior Library Guild Selection; Where Is My Balloon?, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year; We Love Fishing!, which Publishers Weekly called "relatable and funny" in a starred review; and You Go First. She lives in New Jersey with her family. Learn more at ArielBernsteinBooks.com.
Scott Magoon has illustrated many critically-acclaimed picture books, including the
New York Times bestselling
Rescue & Jessica by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, which also received a Schneider Family Book Award,
Straw by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman. He is the author-illustrator of
Breathe, which was named a
Kirkus Reviews Best Read Aloud and a Best Book of the Year by the
HuffPost and Chicago Public Library. Scott lives in the Boston area with his wife and two sons. Visit him online at ScottMagoon.com.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.1 x 8.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 22, 2019
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Where Is My Balloon?
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5