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"elaboration of visual ideas proposed in the author's Let's Go (2001) makes an absorbing odyssey."
     —Kirkus Reviews

"Recalling Anno's classic journeys and the popular Waldo books (not to mention Lamorisse's Red Balloon), a wordless Dutch import invites readers to track a balloon's world travels. Stories develop in a dozen pleasingly complex, thematic aerial views. The art is handlsome and engagingly colorful, and the offbeat juxtapositions and cleverly concealed stories add a lot of interest."
     —Horn Book Guide

"Dematons's art is both handsome and engagingly colorful, and the offbeat juxtapositions and cleverly concealed stories add a lot of interest."
     —Horn Book


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"elaboration of visual ideas proposed in the author's Let's Go (2001) makes an absorbing odyssey."
     —Kirkus Reviews

"Recalling Anno's classic journeys and the popular Waldo books (not to mention Lamorisse's Red Balloon), a wordless Dutch import invites readers to track a balloon's world travels. Stories develop in a dozen pleasingly complex, thematic aerial views. The art is handlsome and engagingly colorful, and the offbeat juxtapositions and cleverly concealed stories add a lot of interest."
     —Horn Book Guide

"Dematons's art is both handsome and engagingly colorful, and the offbeat juxtapositions and cleverly concealed stories add a lot of interest."
     —Horn Book

"This oversize, wordless picture book, originally published in the Netherlands, is a combination of Where's Waldo and The Red Balloon. … The appeal is the discovery of new and recurring images within each brightly colored milieu —a coven of witches in the forest, Batman in a corner, a fakir on a magic carpet, a fugitive in prison-striped garb. The art commands repeated viewings, and the more you look the more you see."
     —Booklist

"This wordless picture book traces the journey of a rogue balloon as it is carried along from scene to scene. This format is similar to that of Jean Marzollo's "I Spy" books (Scholastic) and Martin Handford's "Where's Waldo" series (Candlewick), as children are challenged to find the tiny balloon, as well as other objects, in action-filled pictures. The aerial views are panoramic and the colors are breathtaking. Depicting many different parts of the world and many unique landscapes, the illustrations are imaginative and elaborate, and brimming with hundreds of captivating miniature details. With the artwork providing a springboard, opportunities for picture-inspired storytelling are unlimited. This stunning offering has broad appeal."
     —School Library Journal

"A delightful ride for armchair travelers."
     —Publishers Weekly

"While admiring the Where's Waldo? style pictures, readers will have fun looking for a small blue car, the fakir on a flying carpet, and a prisoner in a black and white uniform."
     —Christian Schools International

"A balloon circles the globe in a detailed, wordless tour perfect for I Spy-ing."
     —Parenting Magazine, Orangeville, FL

"Children will enjoy the search and find a story. …chasing the yellow balloon will be completely satisfying."
     —Library Media Connection

"Clever … imaginative … In the vein of Where's Waldo and the I Spy books, this global journey is a creative and fun filled voyage."
     —Children's Literature