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Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2018 · Est. 5 min read-aloud
The Remember Balloons
By Jessie Oliveros, Dana Wulfekotte (Illustrator)
A boy struggles to preserve his grandpa's fading memories as they drift away.
48 pages· 561 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
James cherishes his grandpa's balloons, each holding a precious memory. But as Grandpa's memories begin to slip away, James is heartbroken. When the silver balloon, their shared fishing trip memory, floats off unnoticed, James realizes it's up to him to keep these memories alive. Can he find a way to hold onto the past while embracing the future?
From the publisher
A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book!
What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory loss associated with aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad when he was young and Grandma when they were married. Grandpa has balloons about camping and Aunt Nelle’s poor cow. Grandpa also has a silver balloon filled with the memory of a fishing trip he and James took together.
But when Grandpa’s balloons begin to float away, James is heartbroken. No matter how hard he runs, James can’t catch them. One day, Grandpa lets go of the silver balloon—and he doesn’t even notice!
Grandpa no longer has balloons of his own. But James has many more than before. It’s up to him to share those balloons, one by one.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 48
- Words
- 561
- Reading age
- 5–9
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 490L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
6.0
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.8
- F&P level
- ~M
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 500178
Publication
- Published
- August 28, 2018
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481489157
- LCCN
- 2016047186
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