Penelopes Balloons
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Penelopes Balloons
By (Author) Brooke Bourgeois
Union Square & Co.
Sterling
1st September 2024
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Children's / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Children's / Teenage emotions: Worry, fear
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Children's / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 254mm, Height 254mm
Description
From a dynamic debut creator, here is a charming and endearing story about an elephants quest for acceptancedestined to become a modern classic.
Penelopelovesher ten red balloons. She spends every moment with them, taking them with her everywhere she goesschool, ballet class, and the market. But when she loses all her balloons, Penelope is devastated. With a gentle nod to perennial classics in its art style,Penelopes Balloonsis a celebration of differences, embracing your identity, and, especially, friendship.
Debut author-illustrator Brooke Bourgeois beautifully explores childhood passions, identity, and anxiety in this timeless story about the power of friends, family, and community.
Author Bio
Brooke Bourgeois is a cartoonist and illustrator currently based in London and originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her cartooning work has been published in the New Yorker, Private Eye, The Harvard Lampoon, and The Drift. Brooke recently completed her MA in Children's Book Illustration, and her greatest hope is that her stories can make people laugh and connect with her characters' explorations of identity. PENELOPE'S BALLOONS is her debut book.
