First we went to a birthday party, then to a strawberry festival… We came back home with a bunch of rainbow balloons.”Balloons, Balloons, Balloons” was truly a suitable read by the end of the day and I have to say, that my son’s interest in the book was the best yet. The story has been with us since his first birthday ( it came as a gift- keep it in mind when debating a great birthday present), but although I’ve loved the melodic rhyme from the first time I read it, it has taken my son some time to take to it. I have been checking his interest periodically, and yesterday was our success story time.
“Balloons, Balloons Balloons” is a very simple concept. It is a rhymed poem about balloons flooding the world. Different children try to catch different colors. The wording is simple, full of repetitions. It is very well paced. It could basically be a song.
My son loves hearing different children’s names, especially when these are the names of his friends. We also play ‘I spy’ and counting games. The book is perfect for drilling colors.
As far as the pictures by Bernadette Pons, I am not in love with the bunnies instead of children. I guess they do not speak to me. But my son doesn’t mind and that is all that matters. I do love the technique, though and the colors and everything else. The numerous details make you discover something new in the pictures every time you read the book.
I think if the book came in the board version, we would have made more use of it earlier on, but since we are already past the book-chewing phase, I am not going to complain about the format. I just recommend it for preschoolers.
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