"When he walks into a flock of pigeons, they startle him and he accidentally lets go. The balloon flies up, up, up and away."
"Julie did a great job inserting orange objects throughout this book to torture this poor little boy who lost his balloon."
"I really tried to not use orange in anything except the things that were meant to be orange. I tried not to use any, like, orange-adjacent colors too much."
The book 'Balloon' is inspired by a boy named Isaac who lost an orange balloon and named his cat Balloon in its honor. The story follows a little boy in a park who accidentally lets go of his balloon, which then flies away. Julie Kwon illustrated the book, focusing on using orange only for specific objects to maintain the visual impact of the balloon. The narrative is mostly wordless, relying on illustrations to convey the story, with careful attention to color choices to enhance the theme.
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