My Red Balloon

 By Kazuaki Yamada

I liked this book when I first read it.

A girl and her balloon get on a bus.  She loses the balloon.  The bus fills with animals and they chase the balloon through the countryside.

 I like the art.  It's very simple.  The balloon is hidden on each page.  My daughter mostly liked it.

In the end the balloon pops.  The girl cries.  They see the sunset and decide that it is a red balloon.

My husband doesn't like it because he thinks it's heavy handed.  My daughter was upset for days, asking me every night why the balloon was gone and where it was and why is it popped.

But I think it could be good for kids who aren't so sensitive.