Billy and the Balloons
By (Author) Elizabeth Dale
Illustrated by Patrick Corrigan
Salariya Book Company Ltd
Scribo
1st September 2020
1st September 2020
Illustrated edition
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Hardback
32
Width 265mm, Height 260mm
Age range 3 to 6
Fly up, up, and away with Billy!
Billy is a young boy who finds himself floating away through the clouds when he holds a bunch of balloons. Different characters, human and animal, scramble to save Billy, but soon find themselves along for the ride. Will Billy be able to return to Earth and will he be able to use the balloons to help Santa Claus and his tired reindeer to deliver their presents on Christmas Eve
Elizabeth Dale wrote fiction for magazines before becoming a full-time author of children's books. Her work has won multiple awards, including in the picture book category in the 2019 Northern Lights Book Awards for Save the Day for Ada May! She was also a runner-up in the 2015 Dundee Picture Book Award.
Patrick Corrigan worked as an art director at a design studio before becoming an illustrator of educational and picture books for children. He illustrated Save the Day for Ada May!, which won the picture book category in the 2019 Northern Lights Book Awards.