Sebastian and the Balloon

Posted on 08 November 2017 by Philip C. Stead

On a boring day, on a dull street, Sebastian sat high atop his roof something he was never supposed to do When he launched himself into the air in his balloon made of Grandma s afghans and patchwork quilts, his journey took on a life of its own and his boring day turned into the adventure of a lifetime From award winning author illustrator Philip C Stead, comes another timeless adventure with his trademark whimsical illustrations and an unwavering spirit.A Neal Porter Book New Download Sebastian and the Balloon [ By ] Philip C. Stead [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Floating, floating, floating What a wonder of a word The idea of floating away in a balloon has always held such magic and sense of adventure for me A balloon can create the freedom to float from place to place or remain high in the clouds for a while with our dreams Sebastian wants to see something new So he climbs in his balloon with all the things he would ever need But does he really have everything he needs Alo...A quiet, imaginative story from the wonderful Philip C Stead, whose whimsical line illustrations here are reminiscent of Shel Silverstein s view spoiler I love that the ending was open and not he d learned to travel in his imaaaagination or he got home in time for supper hide spoilerCute but a bit inaccurate Most knitters don t knotThis loses major points with me for yet again trying to depict knitting, while having absolutely NO idea what it really looks like How hard is it to do a google image search for a photograph of knitting in progress GRRRRRR.Lovely Words pictures have a nostalgic feel remind me of picture books I read as a child.Summary Ages 3 8 One day Sebastian gets very bored because there is nothing to do, so he decides he will make a balloon out of his grandma s quilts Sebastian packs everything he could ever need and he sets off on his adventure to see something new for a change When he stops for lunch, he meets a bear, together they get in the balloon But soon the balloon has a hole What will Sebastian and the bear do Activity I would ask the kids to write a story like Sebastian s that was about them Wher Summary Ages 3 8 One day Sebastian gets very bored because there is nothing to do, so he decides he will make a balloon out of his grandma s quilts Sebastian packs everything he could ever need and he sets off on his adventure to see something new for a cha...I like the friendliness and sharing the boy showed to those he met along the way on his adventures.Not sure that an afghan is good material for a balloon, although a quilt might be.Any book where people seek out roller coasters has something going for it.August 2017 a sweet, off beat adventure story that we both enjoyed But a balloon made of afghans How does it hold in the hot airSTEAM outreachA little boy named Sebastian is having a very boring day even though he is up on the top of the roof where he s never supposed to be So he decides to head on a journey First, he packs everything he needs, then he heads for the hot air balloon he made from his grandmother s afghans and quilts He sets off and meets a bear next to a leafless tree He offers the bear a pickle sandwich and the bear joins him on his journey Flying in the fog, they hear a loud pop and find that a bird has flown int A little boy named Sebastian is having a very boring day even though he is up on the top of the roof where he s never supposed to be So he decides to head on a journey First, he packs everything he needs, then he heads for the hot air b...

08 November 2017

Philip C. Stead