[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] The Monkey Balloon, filled with bright, bold backgrounds and silhouetted people, tells an engaging story about a little girl and her father in search of her lost balloon. Papi gets a beautiful balloon of a monkey holding a banana at the carnival and gives it to his daughter, Mimi.  Mimi is devastated when her monkey balloon is carried away by the wind.  Her father, […]

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