Feelings of nostalgia rise (along with the hot-air balloons on the cover of this book) every time I look at this fun recommendation that I'm re-posting from last year:
The Great Valentine's Day Balloon Race
Published in 1980, it is one of Adrienne Adams' stories involving The Easter Egg Artists (1976), about a Rabbit family by the name of Abbott. They have a son named Orson (get it? "Orson Abbott"/Our son Rabbit.)
In this particular tale, the Abbotts return for another adventure: Orson is determined to enter the Valentine's Day balloon race, but first, he must figure out how to build a hot-air balloon....with help from his parents and his neighbor, a bunny named "Bonnie".
After the mishap, Orson figures out they need to make some changes, so the whole family works on the balloon - Bonnie, too. |
Spreading the balloon on the ground, they puff it up with a big electric fan. |
They finally get it up and flying. Orson names it "Bonnies Valentine". But the balloon needs some color.... |
After decorating it with some red hearts and flowers, it's all ready to go! You'll have to read the story to find out if they've got the know-how to win the race! |
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You can read more about Adams and see some of her other books here and here.
You can read my previous Valentine's Day posts here.
Something else for Valentine's Day: February 14th (here before you know it!) is also "International Book Giving Day"! Consider "Leaving a Book, Giving a Book, or Donating a Book" for a child, a friend, a school - anyone!
Go here for details. Remember,
A Book is a Gift you can open again and again
-Garrison Keillor
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