The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse
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Book Summary Author: Albert Lamorisse Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 1967-08-15 ISBN: 0385003439 Number of pages: 48 Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
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Book Reviews of the The Red Balloon
Customer Review: The Red Balloon
Summary: 4 Stars
The Red Balloon is a wonderful story with an adorable little boy as the star character. I bought both the book and the DVD to give as a present to younger children (4 yrs old). I think they will enjoy if only for the visuals. The film is produced in French language but there is so little dialogue that not understanding the script doesn't affect the enjoyment of watching the film. Overall, it is a fun story with a good feel to it. There were only a couple of situations in the story that I thought might be a little sensitive or a bit scary to younger kids .. one being a group of boys chasing the little boy trying to take the balloon away from him. The other a very quick scene where a school headmaster is upset with the chaos going on and he puts the little boy in a room and locks the door. These are minor to the overall upbeat feel of the story but parents may want to review first to consider their own fast forward editing or explanations. In my case, the quality of the DVD was not great. It's an old film so perhaps the age is showing a bit in the reproductions.