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Reach for this book when your child feels like an outsider or prefers the company of their own thoughts and creations to the noise of the playground. It is a soul-stirring choice for the deeply sensitive child who needs to know that being 'different' does not mean being alone, and that their inner world is a gift worth sharing. Bambert is a reclusive, physically small man who lives in a quiet apartment and writes stories. To see if his stories can find a home in the real world, he sends them off on tiny hot-air balloons with a request for whoever finds them to mail them back from their new locations. The book follows these vignettes as they travel to distant lands, weaving together themes of hope, the power of the written word, and the search for belonging. While it touches on loneliness, the tone is profoundly lyrical and life-affirming for readers aged 8 to 12.
