My Red Balloon by Bunting, Eve

Title: My Red Balloon

Author: Bunting, Eve

Illustration: Kay Life

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

Comments

A fine example of “I want the last hour back.” The illustrations are average and that is the highlight of this book. The story is overly predictable. While the author may have good intentions, she took may have been a touching story and made it slightly hokey. Too sappy, it seems like a rah, rah for the war. If you need a book to help a child deal with a parent returning from the war, there are other books that may help.