# The Red Balloon That Got Away

Author: Logan
Level: PreK3
Theme: Letting go and kind returns

## Story

**Page 1:** Sunny held a shiny red balloon at the fair. It bobbed in the breeze.

**Page 2:** Pop went the string! The balloon floated up, up, up.

**Page 3:** 'Oh no!' cried Sunny as she watched her shiny balloon float higher and higher over the busy fairground.

**Page 4:** The balloon floated over the river. It floated over the roofs.

**Page 5:** It floated over a field of yellow flowers. It began to sink down.

**Page 6:** The crow flew down, down, down, over the river and over the roofs, all the way back to the noisy fair.

**Page 7:** 'That balloon looks lost,' said the crow. He took the string in his beak.

**Page 8:** The crow flew down, down, down. He flew back to the fair.

**Page 9:** Sunny clapped her hands with joy and thanked the clever crow, who had flown so far to bring her balloon home.

**Page 10:** Sunny tied the string twice. She shared her popcorn with the crow.

## 5 Words to Learn
balloon, float, fair, string, crow

## Read Together
Can you pretend to float like a balloon and then land softly?