Mathilda And The Orange Balloon (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This is a fun, cute book about Mathilda the sheep wanting to be an orange balloon in a world where everything is gray and small. When the other sheep denies her, she asks them for the traits of a balloon. They list out traits about the orange balloon, and Mathilda proves that she can do those too. I think this book sends the message that anything is possible, and the sky is really the limit when it comes to something you want to do or be. This is a great book to branch off to other colors.Appropriate for kindergarten (as a read aloud) up to second grade. Seriously? Randall De Seve, one of my favorite talented illustrators, has somebody ELSE illustrating this book? Well but Jen Corace, with her wide-eyed characters and clear lines, her excellent use of white space, is a perfect illustrator for a story about a sheep. Lovely colors, too, both the muddy colors and the bright colors. Although once Matilda turns into an orange balloon she kind of looks like a big ball of cheddar cheese, but I don't think that could have been avoided.
What do You think about Mathilda And The Orange Balloon (2010)?
29 months - You can be anything you want to be even an orange balloon.
—saharagaara
"Orange balloon...." said Mathilida. "That's me!"
—herrbones666
