The Red Balloon (Picture Book/Middle-Grade Fiction)

I usually dislike books that originate as movies.  But there's something magical about A. Lamorisse's The Red Balloon.  It includes spectacular, full-page photographs (some black and white, some color, some a mixture of the two) taken during the production of the film.  And the story of the friendship that develops between a boy and his balloon, and the steps they take to protect each other, is so compelling, and so simply told.  There's a lot of text for a picture book, which is why I've also labeled it middle-grade.  But even at very early ages, my girls loved the photos and story. 

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